Fishing at Hush Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Hush Lake in the Lake County part of Minnesota. It stands 1,549 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 13 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lake County. Some 24 miles away sits Ely, the nearest settlement. Babbitt follows at 30 miles, then Silver Bay at 40 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hush Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Hush Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 4°F in January and 65°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Hush Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. 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. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Briddle Lake is 0.7 miles distant. Ask locally about Hush Lake if anything is unclear.