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

• Overview

  Twin Lakes is a Polk County water, Wisconsin side. It lies 935 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Polk County list holds plenty of bigger water. Saint Croix Falls is the closest town at 8.1 miles. Saint Paul is the closest city, 44 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Polk County, recorded fish include brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Twin Lakes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 70°F in July and bottom out at 10°F in January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near late November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Twin Lakes that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Hoover Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Twin Lakes as something to verify.