Croxton Pond Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Saint Louis County, Minnesota, you have Croxton Pond. Height above sea level is 1,617 feet. At about 41 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.3 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is high ground by Minnesota standards. 3.5 miles away sits Chisholm, the nearest town. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 176 miles distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Croxton Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Saint Louis County names yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Croxton Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 5°F and July at about 65°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Croxton Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Sherman Group Tailings Basin is 1.9 miles off. For Croxton Pond in particular, ask before you travel.