Sunfish Lake Fishing Guide, Washburn County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Sunfish Lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin. It lies 1,004 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 60 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 1.6 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Spooner sits 8.4 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Shell Lake lies 14 miles off, Hayward another 23 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sunfish Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Washburn County include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Sunfish Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 69°F, the coldest about 9°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Sunfish Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Dunn Lake is 0.8 miles off. None of that is settled for Sunfish Lake in what we hold.