Gypsy Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Gypsy Lake lies in Lake County, Minnesota. It sits at 1,663 feet above sea level. Small at around 15 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. Babbitt lies 14 miles from the water. Beyond it, Ely at 17 miles and Hoyt Lakes at 26 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Gypsy Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Lake County names white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Gypsy Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 4°F in January up to 64°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Gypsy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. 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. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Dunnigan Lake is 0.7 miles distant. What applies at Gypsy Lake may have changed since it was mapped.