Tee Lake in Saint Louis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Tee Lake sits in Saint Louis County, out in Minnesota. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. About 12 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Saint Louis County list. Some 11 miles away sits Babbitt, the nearest settlement. Further out sit Ely (15 miles) and Aurora (19 miles). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Tee Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Saint Louis County names yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Tee Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 2°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Tee Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Little Skeleton Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Tee Lake before loading the car.