Bushel Lake in Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Bushel Lake is a Lake County water, in Minnesota. The ground round it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 15 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. Some 26 miles away sits Silver Bay, the nearest settlement. Then Babbitt, 27 miles, and Ely, 28 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bushel Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Bushel Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 64°F in July and bottoms out near 4°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Bushel Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Eighteen Lake at 1.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Bushel Lake as something to verify.