Burntside Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Burntside Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,365 feet up. At 11.3 sq miles you are fishing a fraction of it whatever you do. At about 71 miles of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. It ranks high for size among our Saint Louis County listings. Some 5.8 miles away sits Ely, the nearest settlement. After that come Babbitt at 16 miles and Hoyt Lakes at 30 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Burntside Lake

  Published depth figures reach 183 feet at the lowest point. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Saint Louis County: yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Burntside Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 3°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Burntside Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Chant Lake is 1.3 miles distant. Treat access at Burntside Lake as something to verify.