Sturgeon Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near St. Louis County.
Sturgeon Lake near 47.6805, -93.0482 is a lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Sturgeon Lake covers about 1,585 acres, reaches a recorded 80 feet and holds about 40,750 acre-feet.
Sturgeon Lake is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Sturgeon Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, cisco, golden redhorse, golden shiner, iowa darter, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at Sturgeon Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Sturgeon Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Sturgeon Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Sturgeon Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Sturgeon Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
At Sturgeon Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Sturgeon Lake, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and keep a small jig or natural bait near clean bottom for lake whitefish.
Spring at Sturgeon Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Sturgeon Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Sturgeon 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.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Sturgeon Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Sturgeon Lake, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Sturgeon Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Sturgeon Lake, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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