Buckshot Lake Fishing in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Buckshot Lake is set in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 30 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 0.8 miles keeps the choices simple. The town to know is Ely, 13 miles out. Babbitt follows at 16 miles, then Aurora at 26 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Buckshot Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Saint Louis County records list yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Buckshot Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 2°F in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Buckshot Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. 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. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Tamarack Lake is 2 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Buckshot Lake.