Flying Lake in Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Flying Lake is one of the Lake County listings for Minnesota. This is pine and birch ground. With some 38 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 1.5 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. The town to know is Grand Marais, 34 miles out. It is 78 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Flying Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Lake County records list white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Flying Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 4°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Plan around that when you fish Flying Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Green Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Flying Lake before loading the car.