Vyre Lake Fishing Guide, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Lake County, Vyre Lake is a Minnesota water. The bank is 1,752 feet above sea level. About 24 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Minnesota listings. Supplies mean a trip to Grand Marais, 30 miles off. Silver Bay lies 38 miles off, Ely another 42 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Vyre Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Reported across Lake County: white sucker, yellow perch and northern pike. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Vyre Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 63°F and January near 5°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That is the shape of the year on Vyre Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Bollar Lake is 1.1 miles distant. Rules at Vyre Lake are worth checking on the day.