Barber Lake Fishing in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Barber Lake sits within Sawyer County in Wisconsin. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. Surface area is around 228 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 2.6 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It ranks high for size among our Sawyer County listings. Little Round Lake lies 20 miles from the water. Saint Paul sits 122 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Barber Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Sawyer County names walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass, muskellunge and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Barber Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 9°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Barber Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A launch point is recorded some 0.9 miles off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, South Barber Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Barber Lake.