AA FishingFishing GuideGuide toto LakeLake SuperiorSuperior andand NorthNorth ShoreShore TTroutrout StreamsStreams LEGEND
Stream Information Seasonal Fishing Lake County Boat Launch Sites Miles Miles A. Horseshoe Bay E. Schroeder Town Launch Cook County Above Below Trout Shoreline Miles Miles (DNR) Located one and one-quarter miles east of Hovland. Turn off State Highway 61 east of Cross River on road marked Stream Name Boundary Boundary Species Status Continuous Fishing Above Below Trout Shoreline No gas. Parking. Small boats only. Father Baragas Cross, west side of Temperance River State except for brook trout Stream Name Boundary Boundary Species Status Park. The launch is just left of the dead end. No gas. Small Duluth Baptism River 8.0 1.00 B,Bn,R,C P,G B. Grand Marais boats only. Parking. Picnic area. Baptism River, E. Branch 14.0 0.00 B,Bn P,G (DNR/City) Heading north on State Highway 61 take a Assinika Creek 4.1 0.00 B G Baptism River, W. Branch 14.5 0.00 B,Bn P,G right at the stop lights in Grand Marais. Three blocks to F. Taconite Harbor Bally Creek 5.5 0.00 B G Beaver River 24.1 0.20 B,Bn,R P,G Boat Access Barker Creek 6.5 0.00 B G Beaver River, E. Branch 23.0 0.00 B P,G launch site adjacent to Coast Guard Station. No gas. Parking. (DNR) Turn at public access sign off State Highway 61 west Beaver Dam Creek 5.0 0.00 B P,G Beaver River, W. Branch 5.0 0.00 B P,G of Taconite Harbor. Parking. Picnic. No gas. Safe Harbor C. Grand Marais Recreation Area mooring only. Blind Temperance Creek 3.0 0.00 B G Blesner Creek 2.6 0.00 B P,G Scale in Miles Bluff Creek 2.5 0.00 B G Caribou River 18.3 0.20 B,R P,G Follow the road marked Recreation Area on the west side Brule River 15.7 1.30 B,R P,G Cedar Creek 2.0 0.00 B P,G of the harbor. Two launch sites with parking. Gas available G. Silver Bay Launch 04123 5 Brule River, Little 0.0 3.20 R P,G Crown Creek 15.8 0.00 B P,G at campground marina. (DNR/City) Turn right at public access sign off State Scale in Kilometers Burnt Creek 1.9 0.00 B G Dragon Creek 0.0 5.00 R P 218-387-1712. Highway 61 just west of Silver Bay. Located on west side of 04123 5 Caribou Creek 2.0 0.00 B P,G Egge Creek 2.1 0.00 B P,G commercial harbor. Parking. Picnic area. Fuel available. Carlson Creek 5.1 1.20 R P,G Hefflefinger Creek 2.7 0.00 B P,G D. Tofte Municipal Launch Marina facilities. 218-226-3121. Cascade River 13.0 0.10 B,Bn,R,C P,G Hockamin Creek 8.0 0.00 B P,G In the town of Tofte. No gas. Parking. Picnic area. Cedar Creek 5.0 0.00 B G Houghtaling Creek 7.8 0.00 B P,G Breakwater for small boats. Cliff Creek 0.0 4.00 B,R P,G Leppanen Creek 2.8 0.00 B P,G Colville Creek, East 0.0 2.80 B,R P,G Lindstrom Creek 3.7 0.00 B P,G Cross River 23.1 0.30 B,R P,G Manitou River 25.4 0.20 B,R P,G Greenwood CANADA Cut Face Creek 0.0 0.40 R P,G Manitou River, Little 0.0 1.80 R P Lake Deer Yard Creek 6.6 0.10 R,B P,G Manitou River, S. Branch 9.0 0.00 B P,G Portage Brook Devil Track River 7.8 1.30 B,R P,G Trout Species Marais River, Little 3.9 0.10 R,B P
Devil Track River, Little 6.2 0.00 B P,G B - Brook trout Martin Creek 1.4 0.00 B P,G L G
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Durfee Creek 4.7 0.05 R,B P,G Mile Post Forty-Three Creek 7.0 0.00 B PG k t e 16 t e e s n
Elbow Creek 3.4 0.00 B P,G Bn - Brown trout Moose Creek 4.0 0.00 B P,G s l w e in e r i o Beaver Dam Creek Farquhar Creek 0.0 2.60 R P,G Nicado Creek 3.2 0.00 B P,G k S R - Rainbow trout a o C C 17 Fiddle Creek 4.3 0.00 B G Nine Mile Creek 6.5 0.00 B P,G r t d e ee o Irish Creek C - Chinook salmon l k R Flute Reed River 8.6 0.60 B,R P,G Oliver Creek 3.3 0.00 B P,G d Stickle Lullaby n Mineral d y i Center Fox Farm Creek 1.3 0.00 B P,G Palisade Creek 3.8 1.20 R,B P,G i Creek Creek v
F 12 C Fry Creek 1.1 0.00 B G Rock Cut Creek 3.5 0.00 B P,G e r Boundary Waters r Gauthier Creek 3.5 0.10 R,B P,G Sawmill Creek 7.0 0.00 B P,G k e Jackson Greenwood River 9.0 0.00 B P,G Schoolhouse Creek 1.5 0.00 B P,G e e Canoe Area e k Creek Heartbreak Creek 6.5 0.00 B P,G Thirty-Nine Creek, Big 10.0 0.00 B P,G r Brule Lake Honeymoon Creek 2.7 0.00 B P,G Thirty-Nine Creek, Little 5.4 0.00 B P,G Wilderness C S er wa iv f m R
Indian Camp Creek 1.1 1.00 R G Shoreline Status Tikkanen Creek 2.5 0.00 B P,G f p Grand Portage State Forest
Irish Creek 6.1 0.00 B P,G Tower Creek 2.0 0.00 B P,G u l Grand Portage State Forest State Portage Grand Ca
Jackson Creek 1.1 0.00 B P,G P - Private lands Wanless Creek 2.8 0.00 B P,G B Brule Pine Mountain r l Jonvick Creek 2.7 0.05 R P,G Creek s 17 61 G - State, federal, and o Junco Creek 16.8 0.00 B P,G Also in Cook County Grand Portage Indian Reservation Kadunce Creek 7.3 0.30 B,R G c county lands Timber n Farquhar Cr Creek Kimball Creek 6.8 1.60 B,R P,G SE - Private lands with Creek ee Koski Creek 4.0 0.00 B P,G k Pat Bayle State Forest Pat Bayle State Forest F landowners having l Lullaby Creek 2.0 0.00 B P,G Creek u granted angling C t 16 Mark Creek 3.2 0.00 B P,G Mud e a Two Island R Mississippi Creek 10.7 0.00 B P,G easements s Lake e c Forest National Superior e d River Mississippi Creek, Little 4.1 0.00 B G a 12 Gauthier Creek Hovland Mistletoe Creek 8.5 0.00 B P,G d k Junco Creek Kad e e u River re Kimball n Monker Creek 1.1 0.00 B P,G S C c a e A Mud Creek 3.3 0.00 B G n w o Fox Farm S Burnt s Creek C Little Murmer Creek 4.0 0.00 B P,G t Boundary Waters b p Myhr
Creek o r Contact i Creek m 14 Brule Creek
Myhr Creek 0.0 0.10 R P l o e Canoe Area l Th n C e Nestor Creek 4.8 0.00 B G 8 e River r k Area Fisheries Headquarters . M Onion Creek 7.5 0.20 R,B P,G Wilderness Cresent Little D C Lake Devil Track Lake Elbow T 4 i Fry Creek Devil u Cliff Creek r Pancake Creek 3.2 0.00 B G s Mississippi 61 Grand Marais, MN 55604 e r e m s 18 e East Pecore Creek 1.6 0.00 B P,G i Creek Track f Judge C.R. Magney p s e k Coville Koski s e (218) 387-3056 Pike Lake Creek 0.8 0.00 B P,G e i State Park p C Creek Creek r pi Creek Pine Mountain Creek 2.4 0.00 B P,G a r Pat Bayle State Forest River e for more information on streams 2 n Nestor Creek e Creek Plouff Creek 11.2 0.00 B P,G Forest State Bayle Pat Monker Swanson c Woods k Kadunce River Poplar River 19.2 0.10 B,R P,G 3 e rk Creek northeast of Schroeder a Creek 8 Portage Brook 10.4 0.00 B G Plouff Creek M Creek State Wayside Park Trolling with Planer Boards Rollins Creek 0.0 0.05 R P,G Bally Creek Little Devil Track River Pike Lake Rosebush Creek 2.1 0.03 B,R P,G k Creek g Cree Croftville
Sawbill Creek 1.9 0.00 B G lin Cook County Cook Lake County Lake d Grand Sixmile Creek 6.0 0.00 B P,G Poplar River n Attach cord to vertical 4' pole Su Rosebush Marais Stickle Creek 2.0 0.00 B P,G r Creek Devil Track River Pike Lake e 7 State Wayside Park Stone Creek 4.2 0.10 B,R P,G Boundary Waters v i
Stony Creek, Little 3.3 0.00 B G Canoe Area R Creek Pecore Cr. B Stumble Creek 2.8 0.00 R P,G Wilderness e Sundling Creek 6.1 0.00 B P,G d Cut Face Torgenson a Creek Swamp River 3.6 0.00 B P,G Murmer Creek c C s Clip fishing line into sliding Swanson Creek 2.0 0.00 B G Creek Ta a Cascade River it 7 line release device
Tait River 1.7 0.00 B P,G C Silver R 61 State Park i Heavy cord such as decoy cord Timber Creek 2.9 0.00 B G Island v Lake 7 Honeymoon Indian Camp Temperance River 21.3 0.05 B,Bn,R P,G e Creek r Creek r Thompson Creek 2.3 0.00 B P,G Torgenson Creek 1.9 0.00 B G Mistletoe Creek o Planer board 2 Two Island River 12.9 0.10 B,R P,G Caribou i arker C Lake Woods Creek 2.0 0.00 B,R P,G B ree k Caribou Deer Yard r Pa Creek Creek n Also in Lake County J About 1"x7"x16" board weighted c a o e at the base to float upright. ke reek ek n Cascade River Bold indicates streams with fishing sanctuary: C e v Leading edge tapered and r i eyescrew attached so board pulls River C c State Park refer to current fishing regulations k p to the side. e P C Blind l o 4 r for more details. i . Cedar CreekTemperance Cr. p Lutsen m k l u x e a i e r r S C 36 R H O s S e i a n n v es . Cross r i s r i l C t l e adipose clipped trout n b o l r a r W e n o gh a u t k R o a e k C H ling Cre r r C e 61 e e r v k e i North Shore Fishing Tips e R Isabella k Ray Berglund T e The fisheries recovery of Lake Superior and the St. Louis w c State Wayside Park Steelhead (migratory Rainbow Trout) o n River has opened new horizons for anglers. Only three decades a Spring fishing begins when meltwater swells Lake Stumble Cr. r ago, the North Shore was virtually devoid of desirable Finland State Forest e Superiors tributary streams, triggering the steelheads 7 p gamefish. Today, it provides a tremendous variety of fishing, Manitou 2 A Word of Caution spawning urge. In the streams nearest Duluth, the run usually 1 m e with some kind of action almost any time of the year. I begins about April 1 and peaks in late April. Further up the s T Tofte Lake Superiors waters are extremely cold and infertile. l R Fishing Lake Superior in small boats is fairly safe if you use common sense. Todays modern, deep-hulled boats shore, the runs begin one to two weeks later. In some years a i D n ver in the 16 to 18 foot range are probably adequate, but never venture far away from launching areas when the Food production is much lower than in Lake Michigan or steelhead enter the streams again in the fall, generally about d any of the other Great Lakes. As a result, fish grow slower k weather is threatening. Always have a weather radio, and for extended trips a marine radio or cellular phone. October 1, and remain until mid-November. River e and are less abundant. Lake Superior will not produce salmon e Temperance River Much of the shoreline is steep and rocky, and offers no refuge from a storm. For current weather and lake Steelhead anglers on the North Shore have more than 50 Moose r State Park conditions tune to N.O.A.A. weather band (FM 162.55) or from the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Duluth. So and trout as large as in Lake Michigan. Still, many lake trout streams to choose from. There are about 145 stream miles Creek C
E over 12 pounds, Chinook over 15 pounds, and steelhead over which can be reached by steelhead migrants from Lake e enjoy, but dont take foolish chances.
Superior National Forest l 8 pounds are taken each year.
i River Superior. Martin Finland State Forest 1 Schroeder
M Here are a few tips on how and when to fish for the major Creek Most stream steelhead are caught on yarn flies or spawn e Cross River species of the North Shore: bags, but a few are taken on spoons or spinners. Lake trollers n State Wayside Park Manitou i Taconite use mainly flashy spoons or minnow-like plugs. Anglers S N C Harbor o er should check current fishing regulation for steelhead as they u v a t i h R r Lake Trout have recently changed. i F B u b r ito Murphy anc an o Lakers begin to bite in early spring and good fishing City h M u Superior National Forest National Superior continues until the season closes in the fall. Temperature is Kamloops Rainbow West Rock Cut Cr. 7 For the hardy types, fishing for the Kamloops strain of R Downrigger Fishing the key to lake trout fishing. Lakers prefer water between 48° Crown E Baptism B a s h R i and 52°F. Fishing techniques and lures are very similar to rainbow trout begins in early October and continues into late t c i Little v r B n v ra e 61 May. Most fish are taken from shore by casting artificial a e Manitou River those described below for salmon; however, lake trout anglers
r r n Downrigger rely heavily on dodger-fly and dodger-fly spoon combinations. lures or still fishing with spawn bags near stream mouths. c e h River Many are taken through the ice in mid-winter, mainly in the B During mid-summer, downrigger fishing just off the bottom a Blesner Caribou Falls p Schoolhouse Creek is very successful. When the inshore temperature is right, Duluth area. Kamloops enter the streams to spawn in early ti Creek State Wayside Park April and some remain into May. They can be mistaken for
s r L k shore casters have excellent success, especially in the fall. In m EggeFinland Creek State Forest e
i steelhead and are caught using the same techniques and baits Creek R iv t years when the lake freezes, ice fishing for lake trout can be R t iv l Contact very good. as used for steelhead. Look for an adipose fin clip on any e e Dragon r Tower George H. Crosby a rainbow trout caught, since different regulations apply to Oliver Creek ism M Creek Creek t Manitou Fisheries Field Station
p a steelhead and Kamloops (see current fishing regulations and Tikkanen a 7 B r State Park illustration above). Creek h a Finland, MN 55603 Salmon (Chinook, Coho, Pink) Branc i t s L s R Anglers on Lake Superior begin catching coho and Chinook East (218) 353-7591 Brook Trout a iv Heffelfinger E e salmon in early spring. Most trollers use flashy spoons, Finland r Some migratory brook trout or coasters have been Finland State Forest Creek 6 for more information on streams minnow-like plugs, or dodger-fly combinations. Most salmon 6 caught in recent years and appear to be making a limited Little are taken by trolling within a few miles of shore. The key to Marais southwest of Schroeder Button releases comeback. Restrictive regulations were implemented to B on strike Creek a salmon location is temperature. Coho and Chinook prefer p LeppanenCreek encourage this rebound (see current regulations). Most North Linds t temperatures from 53° to 57°. tro is Shore streams also support large numbers of resident brook m 1 m Lure Because salmon are extremely spooky, trollers often use Sawmill Creek Dodger trout in their upper reaches. Most stream brookies tend to Big Thirty-Nine Creek Hockamin C planer boards to spread the lines away from the boats wake. re run rather small, 6 to 15 inches. Many anglers prefer to use ek Rudder release Outriggers perform the same function. Twelve pound test Nicado tiny spinners, but plenty of brookies are taken on angleworms. B monofilament line is sufficient, anything heavier spooks the r Creek an 4 fish. Salmon are often caught on the surface using unweighted Brown Trout ch lines (flat lines) when the temperature is right. But when the River Although not a large fishery, migratory browns from Lake L preferred temperature layer is deeper, downriggers or trolling Illgen Lake Superior Fishing Calendar i Superior begin to enter North Shore streams in late August t Beaver t City Trolling weight planes must be used to reach the proper depth. These l Mile Post Tettegouche or early September, and the run continues into mid-October. e techniques are also effective for steelhead and lake trout. Forty-Three The brown trout population along the shore is not high, but T State Park Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Some salmon are taken by trollers into October, but by this h Palisade an occasional fish is reported, mostly in the Duluth to Two i Creek r time most coho have abandoned Minnesota waters, and t Creek Lake Trout Harbors area. The steelhead fishing techniques are also y B Chinook are running in tributary streams. - e effective for browns. N Brook Trout The Chinook run normally begins in September and peaks av Fishing for resident browns and rainbows in the upper
i er Cedar n about mid-October, though some fish remain into November. Creek 61 N Brown Trout (steams) reaches of North Shore streams is good throughout the open
e Runs are heaviest in streams that have been stocked (see
River C Silver Steelhead season. Small spinners and worms are among the most r Stream Information list) but some Chinook stray into other . Bay productive baits. streams which have substantial flows. Popular lures for River Steelhead (streams) 5 stream fishing are yarn flies and spawn bags, but some anglers Walleye and Northern Pike East BranchSuperior Split National Rock Forest River Kamloops Rainbow have had excellent luck on small, white twister-tail jigs. The season for walleye and northern pike are the same for East W E In recent years pink salmon along the North Shore have Wes Beaver Kamloops (streams) Lake Superior and the St. Louis River. Walleye fishing in the West Branch t B Bay r caught the interest of some anglers. These small salmon a St. Louis River usually peaks in late May with good fishing Split Rock River n 3 Chinook Salmon originally had a two-year life cycle, spawning in odd- c 4 continuing into July. Northern pike fishing in the St. Louis h Beaver G numbered years. Evidently, a few individuals have survived Beaver River Bay Chinook (streams) River is the best in mid-summer. Most walleye are taken in B er extra years, so runs now occur in even-numbered years also. e iv relatively shallow water (less than 15 feet) on fluorescent a R Coho Salmon Pinks enter the streams in early September, and good fishing v er S orange or green spinner-nightcrawler combinations. lasts about two weeks. Most pinks are caught on yarn flies, Budd Cr. Pink Salmon (streams) Northerns are taken by still fishing with sucker minnows or 3 small spoons or tiny spinners. casting with spoons and plugs.