Sailor Lake Fishing near Park Falls, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Sailor Lake is a Price County water, Wisconsin side. The bank gives way to rolling bush. With some 168 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.5 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Supplies mean a trip to Park Falls, 11 miles off. Beyond it, Phillips at 12 miles and Lac du Flambeau at 20 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sailor Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Price County: yellow perch, walleye and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Sailor Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 10°F in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Sailor Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can launch from a ramp around half a mile away. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Schmuland Flowage, 1.1 miles away. Signs at Sailor Lake carry more weight than any list.