Fishing Spree Lake in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Spree Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. The surroundings are lake country bush. At about 28 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The town to know is Ely, 21 miles out. Babbitt is 32 miles and Hoyt Lakes 48 miles. Water in the same corner: Skull Lake about 0.4 miles, Newfound Lake near enough 0.7 miles, Thermal Lake about 0.8 miles, Wooden Leg Lake near enough 0.9 miles and Found Lake about 1.3 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Spree Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Lake County names white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Spree Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 65°F; by January the average is down near 4°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. At Spree Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Skull Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Signs at Spree Lake carry more weight than any list.