Fishing at Reed Lake, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Reed Lake is one of the Sawyer County waters in Wisconsin. The surface lies 1,325 feet up. Around 64 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. For a base, Little Round Lake sits 6 miles out. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 114 miles distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Reed Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Sawyer County include walleye, brown trout, largemouth bass, muskellunge and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Reed Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 9°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Reed Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Callahan Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Reed Lake in what we hold.