Fishing at Little Round Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Little Round Lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. The bank is 1,250 feet above sea level. At roughly 21 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. 2.4 miles away sits Hayward, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 108 miles away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Round Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass and muskellunge. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Little Round Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 9°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Little Round Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is not close: 0.9 miles from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Smith Lake, 1.1 miles out. Treat access at Little Round Lake as something to verify.