Jut Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Lake County, Minnesota, sits Jut Lake. Land around it is lake country bush. With some 47 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 1.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. 27 miles away sits Ely, the nearest town. Babbitt is 35 miles away, with Silver Bay at 46 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Jut Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Lake County, recorded fish include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Jut Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 64°F on average, January about 4°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Jut Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 4 takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Fast Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Rules at Jut Lake are worth checking on the day.