Benezie Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Benezie Lake lies in Lake County, in Minnesota. It lies 1,529 feet above sea level. With some 59 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 miles on foot. Ely sits 23 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 103 miles distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Benezie Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Benezie Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 65°F on average, January about 4°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Benezie Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Quartz Lake is 0.9 miles distant. Check the position at Benezie Lake before loading the car.