Redface Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Lake County, Minnesota, sits Redface Lake. Everything around it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Lake County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Ely, 31 miles away. Babbitt follows at 41 miles, then Grand Marais at 47 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Redface Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Redface Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 4°F to 65°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Redface Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. 6 runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Minerva Lake is 0.5 miles off. Confirm access to Redface Lake locally before you travel.