Twin Lakes near Little Round Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Elevation runs to 1,414 feet. At about 52 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 2.2 miles on foot. The nearest town is Little Round Lake, 20 miles away. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 129 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Bayfield County names rainbow smelt, brown trout and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Twin Lakes light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 8°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Twin Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Hidden Lake sits 1.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Twin Lakes as something to verify.