Flicker Lake Fishing Guide, Cook County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Cook County, Minnesota, this is Flicker Lake. Around the bank it is rolling bush. The water covers some 26 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 1.1 miles keeps the choices simple. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. The nearest place of any size is Grand Marais, 22 miles away. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 68 miles away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Flicker Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Cook County: white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Flicker Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 4°F in January and 63°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Flicker Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Henson Lake is 0.4 miles off. For Flicker Lake in particular, ask before you travel.