Gamp Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Gamp Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 1,535 feet. The water covers some 70 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.4 miles on foot. Some 34 miles away sits Ely, the nearest settlement. Atikokan is 43 miles away, with Babbitt at 46 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Gamp Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Gamp Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 3°F at the bottom of winter. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Gamp Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Dumas Lake is 1.3 miles off. Ask locally about Gamp Lake if anything is unclear.