Warren Lake Fishing in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Warren Lake sits within Saint Louis County in Minnesota. It lies 1,473 feet above sea level. Around 32 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 1.0 miles keeps the choices simple. The town to know is Two Harbors, 14 miles out. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 150 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Warren Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Warren Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 6°F in January and 65°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Warren Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Pequaywan Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Warren Lake should be assumed from this page alone.