Tony Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Tony Lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 1,617 feet. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. Our Lake County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Babbitt, 14 miles away. Further out sit Ely (16 miles) and Hoyt Lakes (27 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Tony Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Lake County: white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Tony Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 64°F, with January the cold end at about 4°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Tony Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Little Spring Lake, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Tony Lake before loading the car.