Alsike Lake Fishing near Babbitt, Minnesota

• Overview

  Alsike Lake is one of the Lake County listings for Minnesota. It sits at 1,660 feet above sea level. About 20 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It sits higher than most water we list in Minnesota. 17 miles away sits Babbitt, the nearest town. Further out sit Ely (20 miles) and Hoyt Lakes (28 miles). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Alsike 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. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Lake County cover white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Alsike Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 64°F, while January sits near 4°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Alsike Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Two Deer Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Treat Alsike Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.