Fishing Ninemile Lake in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Ninemile Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. This is rolling bush country. This is sizeable water at about 297 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. With 4.5 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Lake County are bigger. Silver Bay lies 21 miles from the water. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 101 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Ninemile Lake

  Sounding records show water to about 45 feet. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Ninemile Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 8°F in January up to 64°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Ninemile Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can launch from a ramp around half a mile away. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Meme Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Ninemile Lake.