Jump Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Jump Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 1,621 feet. At 23 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Compared with other Minnesota water on our list, it sits high. The town to know is Grand Marais, 37 miles out. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 86 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Jump Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Lake County names white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Jump Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 4°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Jump Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Hop Lake is 0.7 miles off. Treat Jump Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.