Lake Winter 72

For this page, we are talking about Lake Winter 72, a reservoir in Sawyer County and the current record puts it at no dependable acreage or maximum-depth figure in the current record, so the size of the job is pretty easy to understand before you go.

The water at a glance

If this were my first time here, I would keep the plan basic and I would make sure I actually fish a few easy-to-read spots that give me different depths or kinds of cover before I spent the rest of the day chasing somebody else's old fishing report.

Species worth planning around

Fish species are not reliably filled in for Lake Winter 72 yet; for now, the right move is to verify the target species before planning the whole trip around it, and instead of guessing at a totally different kind of fishing.

A practical first pass

If the goal were simply to get a feel for Lake Winter 72, I would spend less time changing lures and more time noticing depth, cover, water color, and where bait is showing, then I would confirm the current Wisconsin rules for the species I plan to target.