Great Lakes
Cascade River
Live Conditions
Cascade River — Cascade River near Lutsen, MN
24-Hr Pressure
29.54 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌤️Partly cloudy
75° / 50°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
74° / 47°
Wed
☁️Overcast
75° / 56°
Thu
🌦️Drizzle
67° / 59°
0.18"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
Cascade River · June · Early Summer
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Caddis evenings. Brook trout in cold spring flows above falls.
River Map
About Cascade River
The Cascade River flows through Cascade River State Park on Minnesota's far North Shore — a steep, high-gradient freestone with a series of waterfalls and a strong spring steelhead run. Brook trout above the first waterfall, lake-run rainbow trout (steelhead) and coho salmon below. Less crowded than the Knife or Baptism but every bit as scenic.
Regulations
SPLIT REGULATIONS — above the first waterfall from Lake Superior: standard MN inland trout regulations. Below the falls to Lake Superior: steelhead/salmon regulations, may be open year-round per MN DNR North Shore tributary rules. Pink salmon return on odd years only — next run is 2027. Minnesota fishing license required ($25 resident annual) + $10.75 trout stamp. Verify all section-by-section closures and seasonal dates on the MN DNR North Shore tributary page before fishing.