Fishing Hoodoo Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Saint Louis County end of Minnesota holds Hoodoo Lake. It sits at 1,362 feet above sea level. At about 227 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saint Louis County. Mountain Iron lies 31 miles from the water. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 162 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hoodoo Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Saint Louis County, recorded fish include yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. Hoodoo Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 5°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Hoodoo Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Sunset Lake is 2.3 miles off. Nothing on Hoodoo Lake should be assumed from this page alone.