Fishing at Sultry Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Sultry in Lake County. The ground round it is lake country bush. Around 130 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 4.7 miles of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Supplies mean a trip to Ely, 30 miles off. Atikokan is 39 miles away, with Babbitt at 43 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Sultry Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Sultry Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 3°F in January and 65°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Sultry Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Noon Lake is 1.2 miles off. What applies at Sultry Lake may have changed since it was mapped.