Missing Link Lake in Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Missing Link Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. Surface area is around 36 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.2 miles of margin, front to back. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. Nearest place of any size is Grand Marais, 32 miles away. Further out sit Ely (48 miles) and Silver Bay (56 miles). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Missing Link Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Missing Link Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 4°F to 64°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Missing Link Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Mavis Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Missing Link Lake.