Fishing at Admiral Lake, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Admiral Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The bank is 1,444 feet above sea level. At roughly 12 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saint Louis County list. Nearest place of any size is Mountain Iron, 5.1 miles away. Parkville is 5.3 miles away, with Virginia at 6.5 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Admiral Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Admiral Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 4°F to 66°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Admiral Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Little Sandy Lake, 0.9 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Admiral Lake.