Fishing Bog Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Bog Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. What surrounds it is pine and birch. At 24 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Bank access stretches around 0.9 miles in total. International Falls lies 43 miles from the water. Beyond it, Fort Frances at 43 miles and Mountain Iron at 44 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Bog Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Saint Louis County cover yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Bog Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 65°F and January at 5°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Bog Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, South Bog Lake is 0.6 miles distant. For Bog Lake in particular, ask before you travel.