Gunsten Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Lake County, Minnesota, you have Gunsten Lake. The surface lies 1,640 feet up. Small at around 19 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The full circuit measures close to 1.3 miles on foot. It sits higher than most water we list in Minnesota. Babbitt is the closest town at 16 miles. Thunder Bay sits 118 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gunsten Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Gunsten Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 64°F, with January the cold end at about 4°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It sets the rhythm of the year at Gunsten Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Alsike Lake, 0.7 miles out. Ask locally about Gunsten Lake if anything is unclear.