Spice Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Spice Lake belongs to Lake County, Minnesota. It stands 1,493 feet above sea level. It measures about 26 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Nearest town is Ely, 39 miles off. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 86 miles distant. Close by you have: Ogishkemuncie Lake at about 0.7 miles, Nave Lake sits 0.9 miles out, Annie Lake at about 1.2 miles, Jenny Lake sits 1.2 miles out and Nabek Lake at about 1.2 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Spice Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Spice Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 4°F to 65°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Spice Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Ogishkemuncie Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Spice Lake may have changed since it was mapped.