Rush Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Rush Lake belongs to Saint Louis County. Everything around it is mixed forest. This is sizeable water at about 251 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. The edge covers about 3.7 miles, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saint Louis County list. Head to Arnold, 19 miles away, for anything you forgot. Hermantown follows at 24 miles, then Two Harbors at 25 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Rush Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Rush Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 65°F and January reads 5°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Rush Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Berle Lake, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Rush Lake.