Evenmoe Lake in Red Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Evenmoe Lake sits in Red Lake County, out in Minnesota. It lies 1,168 feet above sea level. At about 52 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The nearest town is Fosston, 13 miles away. Further out sit Red Lake Falls (21 miles) and Bagley (27 miles). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Evenmoe Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. At Evenmoe Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach. The quiet end repays the extra walk.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 4°F in January and 68°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Evenmoe Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Rolf Lake at 1.8 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Evenmoe Lake for certain.