Lynch Lake in Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Lynch in Lake County. Elevation runs to 1,578 feet. Small at around 19 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It sits higher than most water we list in Minnesota. Nearest town is Ely, 29 miles off. Then Babbitt, 30 miles, and Silver Bay, 32 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lynch Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lynch Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 4°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Lynch Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Nine A M Lake is 0.5 miles distant. For Lynch Lake in particular, ask before you travel.