Cable Lake

For anglers around Washburn County, Cable Lake is a local lake with published numbers of about 179 acres and a maximum depth of 24 feet, which is enough to know whether you are dealing with a quick little water or a full-day lake.

The kind of water this is

I would rather fish a handful of good-looking spots well and I would make sure I actually fish shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before I let one slow spot convince me the whole lake is dead.

The fishing side of the page

The fish tied to this exact Cable Lake record include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Walleye, and Yellow Perch; which tells me to think about weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and points, breaks, and wind-pushed edges for walleye, and keep the rest of the day loose.

A laid-back first trip

If I wanted the first trip to Cable Lake to actually teach me something, I would spend less time changing lures and more time noticing depth, cover, water color, and where bait is showing, then the only homework left is checking the current Wisconsin season, bag, and size rules.