Tomahawk Lake Fishing in Washburn County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Tomahawk Lake is a Washburn County water, in Wisconsin. It stands 1,014 feet above sea level. At 24 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Nearest place of any size is Spooner, 7.8 miles away. It is 87 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Tomahawk Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. 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, yellow perch and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Tomahawk Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 69°F and January near 9°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Tomahawk Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Rigler Lake at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Tomahawk Lake.