Stub Lake near Ely: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Stub Lake is a Lake County water, in Minnesota. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. The water covers some 88 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Ely sits 8 miles from the bank. For a city, Thunder Bay is 117 miles off. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Stub Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Lake County: white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Stub Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 3°F in January up to 65°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Stub Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Fall Lake, 1.7 miles away. Check the position on Stub Lake before loading the car.