Upper Spring Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, this is Upper Spring Lake. It stands 840 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 23 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Jefferson County standards. You are 1.8 miles from Palmyra. Further out sit Eagle (4 miles) and North Prairie (8.1 miles). You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Upper Spring Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Species logged across Jefferson County include common carp, bluegill, green sunfish, walleye and black crappie. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Upper Spring Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 18°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Upper Spring Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Spring Lake 38 at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. For Upper Spring Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.