Fishing Wolfpack Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Saint Louis County entry here is Wolfpack Lake, in Minnesota. The bank is 1,312 feet above sea level. Roughly 38 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 1.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Ely is the closest town at 28 miles. Babbitt lies 37 miles off, Aurora another 46 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Wolfpack Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Wolfpack Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 66°F and January near 4°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Wolfpack Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Upper Pauness Lake is 1.9 miles distant. Treat Wolfpack Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.