Fishing at Spur Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Spur Lake lies in Lake County, Minnesota. This is rolling bush ground. The water covers some 34 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 0.9 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. Supplies mean a trip to Silver Bay, 22 miles off. Babbitt follows at 36 miles, then Ely at 37 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Spur Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Lake County records list white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The shape of Spur Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 5°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Spur Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Bluebill Lake is 0.7 miles off. Treat Spur Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.