Pogo Lake Fishing in Cook County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Pogo Lake belongs to Cook County, Minnesota. It stands 1,726 feet above sea level. It sits higher than most water we list in Minnesota. Grand Marais lies 32 miles from the water. Thunder Bay sits 73 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. More in the same country: Kerfoot Lakes at about 1.2 miles, Ernest Lake at 1.4 miles, Magnetic Lake at about 1.7 miles, Ham Lake at 2.3 miles and Larch Lake at about 2.7 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pogo Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. 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. Reported across Cook County: white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Pogo Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 64°F, with January the cold end at about 4°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Pogo Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Kerfoot Lakes, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Pogo Lake in particular, ask before you travel.