Berle Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Berle Lake belongs to Saint Louis County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,522 feet. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saint Louis County. Arnold is the closest place, 18 miles off. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 157 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Berle Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Saint Louis County records list yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Berle Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 65°F on average, January about 5°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. 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. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Berle Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Rush Lake sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Berle Lake should be assumed from this page alone.