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

• Overview

  The Lake County entry here is Fungus Lake, in Minnesota. What surrounds it is rolling bush. It covers about 17 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Compared with other Minnesota water on our list, it sits high. Grand Marais lies 31 miles from the water. Then Ely, 47 miles, and Silver Bay, 53 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Fungus Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Fungus Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 4°F to 64°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Fungus Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This sits inside 1, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Don Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Signs at Fungus Lake carry more weight than any list.