Dovre Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Dovre Lake is set in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The country here is mixed forest. Roughly 114 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.2 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Ely is the closest place, 36 miles off. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 146 miles away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dovre Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Saint Louis County records list yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Dovre Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 66°F at the top of summer and 5°F at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Dovre Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Little Vermilion Lake is 0.9 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Dovre Lake for certain.