Schultz Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Look for Schultz Lake in the Saint Louis County part of Minnesota. The water sits 1,362 feet up. It runs to roughly 208 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 2.4 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Few waters listed in Saint Louis County are bigger. Some 8.1 miles away sits Arnold, the nearest settlement. Hermantown lies 14 miles off, Duluth another 15 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Schultz Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Schultz Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 66°F, with January the cold end at about 7°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Schultz Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Horseshoe Lake is 1.1 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Schultz Lake.