Lempia Lakes Fishing near Aurora, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Saint Louis County, Minnesota, you have Lempia Lakes. The setting is pine and birch on every side. At about 30 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.8 miles of margin, front to back. The closest town, Aurora, is 14 miles distant. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 145 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lempia Lakes

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Saint Louis County list yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Lempia Lakes rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 2°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lempia Lakes runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Moose Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lempia Lakes.