North Hegman Lake in Saint Louis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find North Hegman Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The ground round it is mixed forest. Surface area is around 69 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Start from Ely, 10 miles down the road. It is 124 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on North Hegman Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Saint Louis County cover yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read North Hegman Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 2°F in January and 65°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to North Hegman Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Hardtack Lake, 0.4 miles away. Check the current arrangement for North Hegman Lake.