Fishing at Snusbox Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Snusbox Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. It sits in lake country bush. Small at around 21 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. For supplies, Ely is 31 miles out. Thunder Bay sits 99 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Snusbox Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Lake County, recorded fish include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Snusbox Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 5°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Snusbox Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Pompous Lake is 1.1 miles off. Check the position on Snusbox Lake before loading the car.