Fishing Becoosin Lake in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Lake County, Minnesota, you have Becoosin Lake. The water sits 1,493 feet up. Around 57 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 1.2 miles keeps the choices simple. Ely at 22 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 103 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Becoosin Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Becoosin Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 4°F and July at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Becoosin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Quartz Lake is 0.8 miles distant. For Becoosin Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.