Edith Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Edith Lake falls inside Lake County. Height above sea level is 1,755 feet. Compared with other Minnesota water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Grand Marais, 33 miles away. For a city, Thunder Bay is 77 miles off. Alternatives close at hand: West Round Lake just 0.3 miles, Brant Lake within 0.5 miles, Round Lake just 0.9 miles, Blue Snow Lake within 0.9 miles and Missing Link Lake just 0.9 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Edith Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Edith Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 4°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Edith Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. West Round Lake, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Edith Lake may have changed since it was mapped.