Blueberry Lake Fishing near Grand Marais, Minnesota

• Overview

  Blueberry Lake is a Cook County water, Minnesota side. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. The water measures roughly 19 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Compared with other Minnesota water on our list, it sits high. Some 5 miles away sits Grand Marais, the nearest settlement. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 67 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Blueberry Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Cook County records list white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Blueberry Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 7°F to 63°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Blueberry Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Pocket Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Confirm access to Blueberry Lake locally before you travel.