Sawmill Lake

Sawmill Lake is a Washburn County water listed as a lake with a published profile of about 14 acres and a maximum depth of 26 feet, and that is plenty of context for deciding how much of the water you can realistically cover.

What you are dealing with

For a new-to-me lake like this, simple beats clever by making an honest pass along the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach before changing five things at once and losing track of what actually mattered.

Fish tied to this lake

The present inventory shows Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Rainbow Trout, plus 1 more at Sawmill Lake; so I would keep the tackle centered on weeds, wood, rock, or docks for bass and weeds and easy cover for panfish, and keep one good idea at a time instead of changing everything.

How I would keep it simple

If I were headed to Sawmill Lake tomorrow, I would pick a small part of the lake and try to understand it before worrying about everything else, then I would double-check seasons and limits because the fish list on this page is not the rule book.