Buzz Lake in Saint Louis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Saint Louis County end of Minnesota holds Buzz Lake. The water sits 1,483 feet up. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Saint Louis County are larger. For supplies, Two Harbors is 15 miles out. Arnold follows at 24 miles, then Hoyt Lakes at 26 miles. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Buzz Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Read Buzz Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 65°F and January reads 5°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Buzz Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Moose Lake, 0.9 miles away. What applies at Buzz Lake may have changed since it was mapped.