Fishing at Globe Lake, Cook County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Globe Lake in Cook County, Minnesota. It sits at 2,034 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 14 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Cook County are larger. The nearest place of any size is Grand Marais, 17 miles away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 65 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Globe Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Cook County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Globe Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 63°F; by January the average is down near 5°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Globe Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Lantern Lake, 0.4 miles away. For Globe Lake in particular, ask before you travel.