Little Lac Courte Oreilles Fishing near Little Round Lake, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Look for Little Lac Courte Oreilles in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,276 feet. Around 218 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. It ranks high for size among our Sawyer County listings. 5.7 miles away sits Little Round Lake, the nearest town. Beyond it, Hayward at 9.9 miles and Spooner at 24 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Lac Courte Oreilles

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Sawyer County: walleye, brown trout and largemouth bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Little Lac Courte Oreilles the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 9°F on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Little Lac Courte Oreilles the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Gurno Lake is 2.1 miles distant. For Little Lac Courte Oreilles in particular, ask before you travel.