Road Lake near Grand Marais: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Road Lake is one of the Cook County listings for Minnesota. It lies 1,864 feet above sea level. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. Grand Marais at 21 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 61 miles away. Water in the same corner: Pewee Lake 0.2 miles off, Squint Lake at 0.4 miles, Lace Lake 0.4 miles off, Leo Lake at 0.7 miles and Hooker Lake 1.2 miles off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Road Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Cook County: white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Road Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 63°F and January near 4°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. 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 Road Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. A platform or pier sits within half a mile. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Pewee Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Road Lake.