Fishing Eagles Nest Lake Number Four in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Saint Louis County, Eagles Nest Lake Number Four is a Minnesota water. It stands 1,496 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 175 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The shoreline runs about 3.2 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. The nearest place of any size is Babbitt, 9.9 miles away. Ely lies 10 miles off, Hoyt Lakes another 22 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Eagles Nest Lake Number Four

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Eagles Nest Lake Number Four the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 65°F and January at 2°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Eagles Nest Lake Number Four rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Camp Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Eagles Nest Lake Number Four is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.