The Saint Louis River is a huge tributary of Lake Superior. The river is located on the border between Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. The river extends about 18 miles from the Thompson Dam to the Superior, Wisconsin entrance of Lake Superior. The river passes through the scenic rock cliffs of Jay Cooke State Park, which is a popular and very scenic area that is known for its outdoor recreation.
Unlike many of the tributaries around the lake, the Saint Louis River provides a good fishery for plenty of warm water species of fish. Most of the other tributaries will provide a good fishery of spawning run fish such as chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead and brown trout. On the Saint Louis River, anglers target walleye, muskie, smallmouth bass, northern pike, crappie, perch, rock bass, sunfish carp, catfish and more.