Clevise Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Clevise Lake in the Lake County part of Minnesota. The land about it is pine and birch. About 10 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lake County. Ely at 29 miles is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Babbitt (34 miles) and Silver Bay (40 miles). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Clevise Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Lake County, recorded fish include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Clevise Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 4°F to 64°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Clevise Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Promise Lake, 0.6 miles out. Check the position at Clevise Lake before loading the car.