Gustafson Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near St. Louis County.
Gustafson Lake is a lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Gustafson Lake covers about 64.2 acres and reaches a recorded 7 feet.
Gustafson Lake is shallow enough that wind, weeds, shade and even a small dip in the bottom can make one part fish better than another.
Fish reported from Gustafson Lake include brook stickleback, fathead minnow, finescale dace, golden shiner, northern redbelly dace, and white sucker.
On a first trip to Gustafson, 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 Gustafson is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall at Gustafson 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.