Echo Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota     Custom Search User input for Echo Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota: Jjake Krueger: Echo lake is on the rise. My father has been going to this lake since 1970. Back then the only cabins available for rent were the spring bay cabins which are not in service but still standing to date. Now there are two resorts on the lake and a public campground. Echo lake is fabulous for jumbo bluegill and the colors of these fish are remarkable. Back in the late seventies when my father stayed at spring bay resort, my father caught the 13th bluegill ever reprted to be taken out of the lake. Al Johnson, owner of the resort at that time kept a notebook of any bluegills/sunfish ever caught due to the fact that the species was not native. The first time I went to this lake was back in 2000. I casted my nightcrawler harness out and slowly reeled my bait and felt a nice tug, thinking I had a bass on I came to the surprise to have the biggest bluegill hooked I've ever caught in my life. After measuring the brilliant, blue and purple colored gill I recorded that it was 11 inches long. The fight the gill gave was that of a good two pound black bass. The fish were spawning and I caught 8 more in that same bay that were all gigantic in size. The next trip to the lake was in 2007, and I still thought that maybe the gills I caught were maybe a ''fluke'' and there cant be that many in the lake. To my surprise the lake obviously had changed and we caught a entire fish basket of jumbo gills in less than three hours. The fish were spawning again (we went the same week) and every gill even the smallest one was a jumbo gill. My father mounted one gill that was 12 in long and weighed in at just over 1.75 pounds. Not bad for a lake that 30 years ago didnt really have native panfish. Also, the crappies are gigantic. Many people are starting to catch on to this and the populations of this fish I believe are declining. Back when my father first started fishing this lake walleyes and northern were caught in the dozens every day. But, they werent trophy fish but it was fun catching a stringer everyday. Now the lake is producing the same ''hammerhandle'' pike and ''dinner'' size walleye as the past as well as many trophies of both species. I believe the bluegills that research states accidently got into the lake are providing much more feed for this lake. But the funny thing is the gills are getting big too. So i think to my self, what is the true feeder fish? Every lake has a true feeder fish that never really gets big right? Well that fish is the perch unfortunatly. Back in the 70's the lake had jumbo perch, they were hard to find, you only caught a couple but they made anything out of lake michigan look like a minnow. I did catch one jumbo though, and even that one was on the small side of a true jumbo but there still a few ''smart ones'' left i guess you could say. Echo lake has lots of stumps,logs, boulders and such so you will get stuck. If you dont get stuck then you arent fishing the lake right. As far as that is concerned that is all the tips i will give because fishing is about skill and luck and thats all the knowledge i will give out. If you know what u are doing u can catch every species of fish with one lure. Make sure you bring plenty of them because like i said before, you will get stuck if u fish it right. In all that said i feel echo lake is on the rise as far as quality of game fish but what is your lucky lure?? Hint: classic old school lure that pretty much every fisherman that knows what he is doing carries. Oh yeah, its not a crawler harness but those work decent too! Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Echo Lake is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. This lake is so wonderful. If you came for an overnight stay Waters Edge RV Park is a glorious site to camp, and Vermilion River has a fine whitewater paddling spot close by. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Echo Lake; Beatty Portage is a fine local trail; a lake close by is Mankus Lake. The annual rain here at Echo Lake is about average; June is when you get the most rain here; the driest month       is February. But wait, there's more to do close to Echo Lake. Camping is available at Beddow's Campground, and a splendid nearby hotel is Americinn - Orr, Mn. Why not check out close by Hanson Creek while you're here at Echo Lake; if you get bored of Echo Lake you could also pop by nearby Kabustasa Lake. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Canfield Portage, and if you need a spot to stay Elbow Lake Lodge is a perfect choice. During the warm months                  highs here at Echo Lake get into the 70's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 40's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are regularly in the 10's while Echo Lake night low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the-20's.   Elbow Lake Lodge, Cook 13 miles away Elbow Lake Lodge is a first-class family-oriented resort nestled between the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park. We have a wonderful 900-foot natural sand beach, full ser... Americinn - Orr, Mn, Orr 25 miles away Each AmericInn is built with solid masonry construction and the highest sound rating in the industry to allow you the experience of a quiet nights sleep. Business and leisure travelers are accommodate... Current weather conditions at Echo Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota Local climate location: TOWER 39 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 48.17528 Longitude: -92.46889 Minnesota Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Minnesota Books about Echo Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Echo Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota. Outdoors Recreation Near Duluth, Minnesota-Wisconsin Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Duluth, Minnesota-Wisconsin, the metro area neareast to Echo Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Minnesota Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Minnesota.     These outdoors activities are available near Echo Lake.   Hotels Near Echo Lake: Elbow Lake Lodge, Cook, 13 miles away Americinn - Orr, Mn, Orr, 25 miles away Americinn - Mt Iron, Mn, Mountain Iron, 29 miles away Lodge At Giants Ridge, Biwabik, 31 miles away Budget Host Virginia, Virginia, 32 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Echo Lake: Beddow's Campground, Crane Lake, 4 miles away Waters Edge RV Park, Crane Lake, 4 miles away Sand Beach Campground, St. Louis County, 6 miles away Browns Bay Campground, St. Louis County, 11 miles away   Ski Areas Near Echo Lake: Giants Ridge, Minnesota, 30 miles away       500 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Echo Lake: Vermilion River, St. Louis CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-IV - 1.5 miles long (Eightmile Creek to Cty 24) Vermilion River, St. Louis CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class II-IV - 4 miles long (FS491 to CR24) Vermilion River, St. Louis CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class II-III - 5.5 miles long (Vermilion Dam to Twomile Creek)   National Parks Near Echo Lake: Voyageurs National Park, International Falls - MN, 68 miles away   Trails Near Echo Lake: Beatty Portage, St. Louis County, 13 miles away Canfield Portage, St. Louis County, 18 miles away   Lakes Near Echo Lake: Kabustasa Lake, St. Louis CountyCounty, 4 miles away Mankus Lake, St. Louis CountyCounty, 4 miles away