Twin Lakes Fishing near Amery, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Twin Lakes sits within Polk County in Wisconsin. It sits in lake country bush country. With some 33 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Some 7 miles away sits Amery, the nearest settlement. Beyond it, Turtle Lake at 7.8 miles and Clear Lake at 10 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Polk County cover brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Twin Lakes a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 70°F and January near 10°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. The season on Twin Lakes follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Townline Lake is 1.2 miles off. Ask locally about Twin Lakes if anything is unclear.