Repast Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Repast Lake belongs to Lake County, Minnesota. The country here is rolling bush. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. 22 miles away sits Ely, the nearest town. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 106 miles away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Repast Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Repast Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 65°F and January near 4°F on the long-run figures. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Repast Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Pioneer Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Repast Lake should be assumed from this page alone.