Fishing Fayal Pond in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Saint Louis County, Fayal Pond is a Minnesota water. The water sits 1,539 feet up. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Saint Louis County are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Eveleth, 0.8 miles off. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 165 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Fayal Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Saint Louis County records list yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fayal Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 4°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Fayal Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A car park lies 150 yards away, so the walk in is short. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Mud Lake at 1.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Fayal Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.