Line Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Line Lake is one of the Saint Louis County listings for Minnesota. What surrounds it is lake country bush. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saint Louis County list. For a base, Arnold sits 19 miles out. Beyond it, Two Harbors at 20 miles and Hermantown at 25 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Line Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Saint Louis County: yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Line Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 6°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Line Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Schinn Lake at 1.5 miles is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Line Lake.