Tord Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Tord Lake is a Lake County water, Minnesota side. The land about it is pine and birch. Surface area runs to about 13 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lake County list. You are 29 miles from Silver Bay. Further out sit Grand Marais (34 miles) and Ely (40 miles). No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Tord Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Lake County: white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Tord Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 64°F and January reads 5°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Tord Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Gertrude Lake at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Tord Lake may have changed since it was mapped.