Gabbro Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Gabbro Lake sits in Lake County, out in Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,440 feet. At 1,044 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. It is among the larger waters listed here for Lake County. The nearest town is Ely, 13 miles away. Thunder Bay sits 114 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Gabbro Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Gabbro Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 65°F and January near 4°F on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Gabbro Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Little Gabbro Lake, 1.6 miles away. None of that is settled for Gabbro Lake in what we hold.