Pike Lake near Little Round Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Pike Lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Height above sea level is 1,309 feet. The water covers some 40 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Little Round Lake sits 7.2 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 108 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Pike Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Sawyer County include walleye, brown trout and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Pike Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 67°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Pike Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Ashegon Lake, 2.2 miles away. Confirm access to Pike Lake locally before you travel.