Wisconsin DNR fisheries surveys
Upper Springstead Lake FishingNRNot rated for water quality
Wisconsin DNR rates Walleye as abundant on Upper Springstead Lake. In Iron County, Wisconsin, Upper Springstead Lake has no letter grade — the only measurement available is water clarity, which is not a water-quality indicator on its own — EPA's National Lakes Assessment does not grade clarity. Water clarity averages 10.4 feet of visibility. The survey figures on this page are Wisconsin DNR's own; the water-quality grade comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples. Neither is a forecast of today's bite.
Species recorded at Upper Springstead Lake
6 species on the Wisconsin DNR list for this lake. A species on the list has been recorded here; it does not mean it is catchable today or in every part of the lake.
How abundant each species is
Wisconsin DNR rates abundance from its own survey record rather than publishing a catch rate per species. The ratings below are theirs.
| Species | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Walleye | Abundant |
| Musky | Common |
| Panfish | Present |
| Largemouth Bass | Present |
| Smallmouth Bass | Present |
| Northern Pike | Present |
Stocking at Upper Springstead Lake
No stocking record for Upper Springstead Lake appears in the Wisconsin DNR material on file. That is an absence in the published record, not a confirmation that the lake is unstocked — some waters are managed as naturally reproducing and never appear in a stocking list at all.
Survey results in full
Wisconsin DNR rates Walleye as abundant on Upper Springstead Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality does not assign an A–F grade on Upper Springstead Lake — official chemistry is on file, not a letter, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is stable. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
WI DNR Lake Profile
Authoritative data from the Wisconsin DNR LakePages. Monitored by volunteers since 1998. 1 station on file (most recent sample 2025).
Fish Species (DNR-rated)
Common questions
What fish are in Upper Springstead Lake?
Wisconsin DNR rates Walleye as abundant on Upper Springstead Lake. Wisconsin DNR lists 6 species for the lake in total. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Upper Springstead Lake last surveyed?
No survey date is recorded for Upper Springstead Lake beyond the results themselves. Wisconsin DNR publishes the underlying documents, which carry the sampling dates.
Is Upper Springstead Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Upper Springstead Lake appears in the Wisconsin DNR material on file. That is not the same as a confirmed unstocked lake: it means no stocking document was published for it in the records this page draws on.
Does the water-quality grade tell me how Upper Springstead Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not a water-quality grade. LakeQuality does not assign an A–F grade on Upper Springstead Lake — official chemistry is on file, not a letter, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is stable. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Before you eat what you catch
A water-quality grade is not a consumption advisory. Mercury and PCB advice for Wisconsin waters comes from WI DNR/DHS, and it is issued per species and per size class — a lake can grade well and still carry a meal limit on larger predator fish.
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