Eddy Lake near Moose Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Eddy Lake is a Carlton County water, Minnesota side. The surface lies 1,063 feet up. About 23 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Supplies mean a trip to Moose Lake, 2.9 miles off. Then Carlton, 19 miles, and Cloquet, 21 miles. Within a short run: Mud Lake 0.4 miles off, Cranberry Lake sits 0.6 miles out, Hanging Horn Lake 0.8 miles off, Little Hanging Horn Lake sits 1.7 miles out and Spring Lake 1.9 miles off. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Eddy Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Carlton County include bluegill, yellow perch, black crappie and largemouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Eddy Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 8°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Eddy Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Mud Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Eddy Lake.