Fishing Beaver Pond in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Saint Louis County, Minnesota, is where Beaver Pond sits. It sits in rolling bush. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Saint Louis County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Babbitt, 0.4 miles down the road. Then Ely, 13 miles, and Hoyt Lakes, 16 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Saint Louis County, recorded fish include yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Work Beaver Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 2°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Beaver Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Minnow Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Beaver Pond.