Lake Twentyfour near Chisholm: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Lake Twentyfour, in Saint Louis County. The water sits 1,407 feet up. At about 85 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 1.3 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. 11 miles away sits Chisholm, the nearest town. Minneapolis sits 180 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake Twentyfour

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Work Lake Twentyfour in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 5°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Lake Twentyfour.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Gansey Lake is 1.6 miles off. Signs at Lake Twentyfour carry more weight than any list.