Dick Lake Fishing Guide, Cook County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Dick Lake lies within the bounds of Cook County, Minnesota. It sits at 1,765 feet above sea level. It measures about 124 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 2.5 miles of margin, front to back. It ranks high for size among our Cook County listings. Nearest place of any size is Grand Marais, 11 miles away. Then Silver Bay, 53 miles, and Neebing, 54 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dick Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Cook County cover white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Take Dick Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 63°F, the coldest about 6°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Dick Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Two Island Lake, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Dick Lake should be assumed from this page alone.