Boot Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Lake County.
Boot Lake near 48.0141, -91.3594 is a lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Boot Lake covers about 197 acres.
Boot Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Boot Lake include cisco, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, smallmouth bass, walleye, and white sucker.
For bass at Boot Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Boot Lake, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for pumpkinseed.
For roaming fish at Boot Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Boot Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
At Boot Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Boot Lake, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
On a first trip to Boot Lake, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Boot Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Boot Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.