Fishing Silverthorn Lake in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Silverthorn Lake is listed under Sawyer County, Wisconsin. The surface lies 1,260 feet up. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sawyer County list. You are 10 miles from Hayward. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 117 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Silverthorn Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Sawyer County list walleye, brown trout and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Silverthorn Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 67°F and January near 8°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Silverthorn Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. Uhrenholdt Property takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Mossback Lake is 1.2 miles off. Confirm access to Silverthorn Lake locally before you travel.