Gurno Lake Fishing in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Gurno Lake is a Sawyer County water, Wisconsin side. The ground round it is pine and birch. At about 76 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.5 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. You are 3.7 miles from Little Round Lake. Beyond it, Hayward at 8.9 miles and Spooner at 26 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Gurno Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Sawyer County include walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass and muskellunge. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Gurno Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 9°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Gurno Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Little Lac Courte Oreilles, 2.1 miles away. Check the position at Gurno Lake before loading the car.