Fishing Lounge Lake in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Lake County entry here is Lounge Lake, in Minnesota. It sits in pine and birch country. Surface area runs to about 16 acres — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. Ely sits 38 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Grand Marais lies 40 miles off, Babbitt another 47 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lounge Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Lake County cover white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Lounge Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 4°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Lounge Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 4 covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Glitter Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lounge Lake.