Gesend Pond Fishing near Ely, Minnesota

• Overview

  Gesend Pond is set in Lake County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,558 feet up. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. Ely at 15 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 116 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Gesend Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. 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. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Gesend Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 4°F in January up to 65°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Gesend Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Norway Lake, 1 mile out. Nothing on Gesend Pond should be assumed from this page alone.