Fishing Calamity Lake in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Calamity Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. It lies 1,604 feet above sea level. With some 45 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 1.2 miles on foot. Compared with other Minnesota water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Ely, 29 miles away. It is 99 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Calamity Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Lake County names white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Calamity Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 4°F in January up to 64°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Calamity Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Powwow Lake is 0.5 miles off. The position on Calamity Lake is worth confirming on the day.