Fishing at Acorn Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Acorn Lake belongs to Lake County, Minnesota. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It covers about 13 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Lake County are larger. Some 37 miles away sits Grand Marais, the nearest settlement. For a city, Thunder Bay is 81 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Acorn Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Lake County, recorded fish include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Acorn Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 5°F to 65°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Acorn Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Rumpuss Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Acorn Lake for certain.