Cub Lake near Park Falls: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Cub Lake is one of the Sawyer County waters in Wisconsin. It sits at 1,434 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 28 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.0 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. You are 18 miles from Park Falls. After that come Little Round Lake at 26 miles and Phillips at 28 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Cub Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Sawyer County list walleye, brown trout and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Cub Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 10°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Cub Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Bear Lake is 0.7 miles off. Nothing on Cub Lake should be assumed from this page alone.