Tamarack Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Tamarack Lake belongs to Saint Louis County, Minnesota. The surroundings are rolling bush. At about 66 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. You are 11 miles from Ely. It is 136 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. Neighbouring water: Mud Lake sits 0.5 miles out, Foss Lake 1.6 miles away, Nickolson Lake sits 1.7 miles out, Sprite Lake 1.9 miles away and Meat Lake sits 1.9 miles out. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Tamarack Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Tamarack Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 65°F and January about 2°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Tamarack Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Mud Lake is 0.5 miles off. The position on Tamarack Lake is worth confirming on the day.