Cyclone Lake

Down in Washburn County, Cyclone Lake is a lake and the best numbers we have right now are about 86 acres and a maximum depth of 18 feet, so you know roughly what you are getting into before loading the boat or walking the bank.

Know the water first

The smart first move here is to keep the day manageable by working shoreline cover, weed edges, and the first clean drop away from the bank before changing five things at once and losing track of what actually mattered.

Species already connected to this water

Fish recorded for Cyclone Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch; so I would pack with weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and stay flexible if the water tells me something else.

The first trip does not need to be fancy

If I only had one day to learn Cyclone Lake, I would choose a few spots that look different from one another and give each one a fair chance, then I would double-check seasons and limits because the fish list on this page is not the rule book.