Fishing Burnt Lake in Cook County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Burnt Lake is one of the Cook County listings for Minnesota. The water sits 1,775 feet up. This is sizeable water at about 358 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. The margin runs to about 5.7 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Cook County. You are 25 miles from Grand Marais. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 81 miles distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Burnt Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Cook County: white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Burnt Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 63°F in July and bottoms out near 5°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Burnt Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Flame Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Burnt Lake as something to verify.