Princess Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Princess Lake is listed under Saint Louis County, Minnesota. This is rolling bush country. About 17 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saint Louis County. Nearest town is Ely, 12 miles off. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 135 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Princess Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Saint Louis County list yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Princess Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 65°F in July and bottoms out near 2°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Princess Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Lunetta Lake is 1.1 miles off. Rules at Princess Lake are worth checking on the day.