Gull Lake Fishing near Ely, Minnesota

• Overview

  Gull Lake is listed under Lake County, Minnesota. What surrounds it is mixed forest. At 511 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. You are looking at roughly 6.4 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Few waters listed in Lake County are bigger. Start from Ely, 17 miles down the road. For a city, Thunder Bay is 111 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Gull Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Lake County cover white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Gull Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 4°F in January up to 65°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Gull Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Pietro Lake, 0.9 miles out. The position on Gull Lake is worth confirming on the day.