Digit Lake Fishing Guide, Cook County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Cook County, Minnesota, you have Digit Lake. This is lake country bush country. Surface area runs to about 24 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is high ground by Minnesota standards. The town to know is Grand Marais, 5.7 miles out. Further out sit Silver Bay (52 miles) and Neebing (54 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Digit Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Cook County: white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Digit Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 63°F, while January sits near 7°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Digit Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Blueberry Lake at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Digit Lake if anything is unclear.