Blue Gill Lake near Little Round Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Sawyer County, Wisconsin, you have Blue Gill Lake. The surface lies 1,404 feet up. Nearest place of any size is Little Round Lake, 19 miles away. For a city, Saint Paul is 124 miles off. Nearby alternatives: Hunter Lake the better part of 1.9 miles, Perch Lake (2.9 miles), Blaisdell Lake the better part of 3.5 miles, Black Dan Lake (3.5 miles) and Black Lake the better part of 3.6 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Blue Gill Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Sawyer County cover walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass and muskellunge. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Blue Gill Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 67°F and January near 10°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Blue Gill Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Hunter Lake at 1.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Blue Gill Lake.