Fishing at Frolic Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Frolic Lake stands in Lake County, Minnesota. The water sits 1,306 feet up. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. For a base, Ely sits 18 miles out. After that come Babbitt at 32 miles and Atikokan at 43 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Frolic Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Frolic Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 65°F at the top of summer and 3°F at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Frolic Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Circle Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat Frolic Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.