County Line Lake Fishing near Little Round Lake, Wisconsin

• Overview

  County Line Lake is one of the Sawyer County waters in Wisconsin. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. With some 59 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.9 miles, and most of it is walkable. 17 miles away sits Little Round Lake, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 93 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on County Line Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Sawyer County records list walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass and muskellunge among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of County Line Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 9°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about late November in an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on County Line Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Telstar Lake is 0.4 miles off. Check the current arrangement for County Line Lake.