Fourmile Lake Fishing near Babbitt, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Fourmile Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,453 feet up. Surface area is around 78 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.0 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Babbitt, 13 miles off. Ely is 15 miles and Aurora 21 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Fourmile Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Species logged across Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Fourmile Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 65°F and January reads 2°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Fourmile Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Fivemile Lake is 0.7 miles off. For Fourmile Lake in particular, ask before you travel.