Cache Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Cache Lake is one of the Lake County waters in Minnesota. It lies 1,522 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 47 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Ely sits 27 miles from the bank. Further out sit Babbitt (34 miles) and Silver Bay (45 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Cache Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Lake County: white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Cache Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 64°F, while January sits near 4°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Cache Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Fast Lake is 0.4 miles off. For Cache Lake in particular, ask before you travel.