Flynn Lake, Wisconsin: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Flynn Lake is one of the Bayfield County waters in Wisconsin. It lies 1,211 feet above sea level. It measures about 64 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 1.7 miles on foot. The closest town, Lake Nebagamon, is 23 miles away. Saint Paul is the closest city, 131 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Flynn Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Bayfield County: rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Flynn Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 9°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Flynn Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a dammed water rather than a natural one, which shows in the shape of the basin. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Egg Lake is 1 mile off. The position on Flynn Lake is worth confirming on the day.