Gypsy

Gypsy Lake is a designated trout lake stocked with 350 catchable sized yearling Brook Trout each spring and located sixteen miles east of Babbitt within the Superior National Forest. There is a 200-yard access trail off US Forest Service 424 with limited parking for one or two vehicles off the shoulder of the road. A standard fisheries survey was completed in October to evaluate recent stocking efforts. The catch totaled five Brook Trout which had all been stocked earlier in the spring. Historic survey data suggests Brook Trout can survive over winter in the lake, but no older fish were captured in 2025.

Gypsy Lake is a designated trout lake located about 16 miles east of Babbitt and is 15 acres in size with a maximum depth of 18 feet. The access is off of the New Tomahawk Road (USFS #424) where there is a wide shoulder on the road that allows a couple vehicles to park. A 200 yard carry-in trail ends with a steep hill down to northwest shore. There are limited shoreline fishing opportunities with some user made trails to possible locations. The lake is managed for Brook Trout and is stocked each spring with 350 yearling fish. The catch from the 2021 survey revealed a decent trout population with 25 fish sampled in two gill nets. The length of the trout ranged from 11.0 to 13.5 inches with an average weight of 0.7 pounds. 0ver 60% of the catch was greater than 12 inches long. Age analysis determined two of the Brook Trout were stocked in 2019 with the remaining fish stocked in spring of 2021. Creel data collected as part of the fisheries assessment found a fair amount of use by anglers in the summer and winter. Results of the 2021 survey confirm that Gypsy Lake continues to provide excellent opportunities for anglers to catch Brook Trout. The lake will continue to be managed into the foreseeable future with annual yearling stocking although the size structure of the population will likely vary based on the amount of angler harvest and the success of stocked fish.

Gyspy Lake is a designated stream trout lake that is stocked annually with yearling Brook Trout. A survey was completed in 2021 to monitor the amount of cool, well oxygenated habitat available for trout during the summer. Automated temperature loggers were suspended at depths of three, six, eight, and ten feet below the surface over the deepest spot in the lake to record water temperatures hourly throughout the summer. In addition, temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles were collected on several occasions to determine how deep well oxygenated water occurred. Survey results indicate summer dissolved oxygen concentrations and water temperatures likely caused stress to the trout in Gypsy Lake in 2021. Similar surveys completed previously suggest periods of stress are common in summer months, but the lake currently maintains suitable habitat for stream trout throughout the open water season. Habitat conditions will continue to be monitored to evaluate the suitability of Gypsy Lake for stream trout management.

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Brook Trout in Gypsy. See the full species list above for catch rates, size structure, and quality scores.

Minnesota DNR records list public access for Gypsy. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for the launch type and directions before you go.

Gypsy has a maximum depth of 18 feet and a mean depth of 7 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Gypsy is from 2025.

No invasive species are on record for Gypsy in Minnesota DNR data. Always clean, drain, and dry your equipment to help keep it that way.