Single Lake in Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake County, Minnesota, is where Single Lake sits. The bank is 1,745 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 18 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is high ground by Minnesota standards. The closest town, Grand Marais, is 32 miles distant. Silver Bay is 38 miles and Ely 40 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Single Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Single Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 64°F and January reads 5°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Single Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Cook Lake sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. For Single Lake in particular, ask before you travel.