Murphy Lake Fishing near Eveleth, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Saint Louis County, Minnesota, you have Murphy Lake. Around the bank it is rolling bush. The water covers around 335 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The margin runs to about 4.4 miles in total. Few waters listed in Saint Louis County are bigger. Eveleth at 12 miles is the nearest place to stop. Gilbert lies 14 miles off, Virginia another 16 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Murphy Lake

  Depth records show about 24 feet at the bottom of the basin. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Saint Louis County cover yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Murphy Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 4°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Murphy Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Lake Augusta, 0.9 miles away. None of that is settled for Murphy Lake in what we hold.