Twin Lakes in Bayfield County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Twin Lakes is one of the Bayfield County listings for Wisconsin. It sits at 1,099 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 10 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Ashland at 19 miles is the nearest place to stop. Saint Paul is the closest city, 142 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name rainbow smelt, brown trout, yellow perch and rainbow trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Twin Lakes for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 66°F, the coldest about 9°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Twin Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Patsy Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Twin Lakes as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.