Drag Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Drag in Lake County. Height above sea level is 1,512 feet. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Ely is the closest place, 24 miles off. For a city, Thunder Bay is 101 miles off. Within a short drive: 0.8 miles out stands Brunch Lake, Museum Lake some 1 mile off, 1.1 miles out stands Hood Lake, Fire Lake some 1.2 miles off and 1.2 miles out stands Starlight Lake. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Drag Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Drag Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 4°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about 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. That is the shape of the year on Drag Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. The water borders 3, so reserve rules are likely to apply. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Brunch Lake, 0.8 miles away. Ask locally about Drag Lake if anything is unclear.