Bower Lake in Saint Louis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Bower Lake, in Saint Louis County. Height above sea level is 1,375 feet. It measures about 93 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 1.8 miles keeps the choices simple. Keewatin is the closest place, 14 miles off. Chisholm lies 14 miles off, Hibbing another 15 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bower Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Saint Louis County: yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Bower Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 5°F to 66°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Bower Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Stingy Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Bower Lake.