Tommila Lake Fishing near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota

• Overview

  Tommila Lake sits in Saint Louis County, out in Minnesota. The bank is 1,568 feet above sea level. At about 84 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.4 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It sits higher than most water we list in Minnesota. Hoyt Lakes is the closest town at 20 miles. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 139 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Tommila Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Saint Louis County list yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The near bank of Tommila Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 64°F in July and bottom out at 5°F in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Tommila Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Kylen Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Tommila Lake for certain.