Fishing Foolsgold Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Foolsgold Lake is one of the Saint Louis County listings for Minnesota. It sits at 1,385 feet above sea level. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Saint Louis County are larger. The closest town, Ely, is 24 miles away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 143 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Foolsgold Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Saint Louis County records list yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Foolsgold Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 2°F for January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Foolsgold Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Gustafson Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Foolsgold Lake for certain.