Fishing at Kingburg Lake, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Kingburg Lake is set in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The ground around here is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 17 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Saint Louis County standards. Nearest town is Cloquet, 17 miles off. Minneapolis sits 132 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Kingburg Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Anyone new to Kingburg Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 6°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It holds true on Kingburg Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Murphy Lake is 2.4 miles off. Confirm before you fish Kingburg Lake.