Blesener Lake in Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Lake County, Blesener Lake is a Minnesota water. The setting is mixed forest. Small at around 18 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. For supplies, Silver Bay is 14 miles out. Beyond it, Babbitt at 40 miles and Two Harbors at 40 miles. Close by you have: Cramer Homestead Lake within 1.6 miles, Bensen Lake the better part of 1.6 miles, Lake Twentythree within 2.1 miles, Slade Lake the better part of 2.6 miles and Sonju Lake within 3.1 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Blesener Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Lake County names white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Blesener Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in July and bottom out at 9°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Blesener Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Cramer Homestead Lake is 1.6 miles distant. For Blesener Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.