Bunny Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Lake County, Bunny Lake is a Minnesota water. It sits at 1,634 feet above sea level. It measures about 41 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 1.0 miles, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. The closest town, Silver Bay, is 30 miles distant. Ely is 30 miles away, with Babbitt at 32 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Bunny Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Bunny Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 5°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Anyone fishing Bunny Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Sylvania Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Bunny Lake for certain.