Gill Lake Fishing near Gilbert, Minnesota

• Overview

  Saint Louis County in Minnesota is where Gill Lake sits. It sits in mixed forest. At 17 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saint Louis County. Gilbert sits 1.7 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Then Eveleth, 4.2 miles, and Virginia, 5.6 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Gill Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Saint Louis County cover yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Gill Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 66°F and January near 4°F on the long-run figures. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Gill Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Deep Lake, 0.6 miles out. None of that is settled for Gill Lake in what we hold.