Cloquet Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Cloquet Lake is one of the Lake County waters in Minnesota. It sits in rolling bush country. With some 182 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 2.3 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lake County. Nearest town is Silver Bay, 15 miles off. It is 122 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Cloquet Lake

  The deepest measured water here is close to 7.9 feet. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Lake County records list white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Cloquet Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 4°F in January and 64°F in July. 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 open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Cloquet Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Katherine Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Cloquet Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.