Dam Five Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Lake County, Minnesota. The setting is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 91 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is high ground by Minnesota standards. Nearest town is Silver Bay, 25 miles off. Grand Marais is 36 miles and Babbitt 40 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Dam Five Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. County-wide records name white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Dam Five Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 5°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Dam Five Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Alger Lake is 0.4 miles off. For Dam Five Lake in particular, ask before you travel.