Fishing at Connors Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Out in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, sits Connors Lake. The surroundings are mixed forest. It measures some 410 acres, and wind has room to build across it. Some 4.6 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Sawyer County list. You are 17 miles from Phillips. Then Park Falls, 19 miles, and Ladysmith, 27 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Connors Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Sawyer County, recorded fish include walleye, brown trout and largemouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Connors Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Connors Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. A picnic area is mapped about half a mile away. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Lake of the Pines, 1.7 miles out. Rules at Connors Lake are worth checking on the day.