Black Lake near Little Round Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Black Lake is one of the Sawyer County waters in Wisconsin. It stands 1,394 feet above sea level. Roughly 132 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.8 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Little Round Lake lies 21 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 127 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Black Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Sawyer County records list walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass and muskellunge among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Black Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 67°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Black Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a launch about half a mile from the bank. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Burd Lake, 1.1 miles away. What applies at Black Lake may have changed since it was mapped.