Fishing at Intersection Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Intersection Lake lies within the bounds of Lake County, Minnesota. The bank is 1,706 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 33 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. It is high ground by Minnesota standards. Grand Marais sits 31 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Then Ely, 45 miles, and Silver Bay, 51 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Intersection Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Intersection Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 63°F, while January sits near 5°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Intersection Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Pencil Lake, 1 mile out. What applies at Intersection Lake may have changed since it was mapped.