Camp Lake Fishing near Babbitt, Minnesota

• Overview

  Camp Lake stands in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 1,549 feet. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Saint Louis County are larger. Babbitt lies 8 miles from the water. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 139 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Camp Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Camp Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 2°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Camp Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Island Lake is 0.8 miles distant. The position on Camp Lake is worth confirming on the day.