Rap Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Lake County, Minnesota, sits Rap Lake. It sits at 1,568 feet above sea level. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Lake County are larger. Start from Ely, 29 miles down the road. Beyond it, Babbitt at 33 miles and Silver Bay at 36 miles. Not far off: Harica Lake (0.5 miles), Boga Lake just 0.8 miles, Isabella Lake (1.4 miles), Pompous Lake just 1.4 miles and Placid Lake (1.6 miles). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Rap Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Reported across Lake County: white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Rap Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 64°F on average, January about 4°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Rap Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Harica Lake, 0.5 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Rap Lake for certain.