Whitefish is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
Whitefish is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Whitefish covers about 7,713 acres, reaches a recorded 136 feet and holds about 269,035 acre-feet.
Whitefish has very deep water, but the deepest hole is not always the best place to fish, so look for baitfish, nearby points and the depth where bites start.
Fish reported from Whitefish include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, burbot, central mudminnow, cisco, common shiner, golden shiner, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hornyhead chub, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, logperch, longear sunfish, longnose dace, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, smallmouth buffalo, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Whitefish, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Whitefish, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, and longear sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Whitefish, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Whitefish, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Whitefish, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Whitefish include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Whitefish, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Whitefish, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and keep a small jig or natural bait near clean bottom for lake whitefish, and fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring at Whitefish is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Whitefish can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Whitefish, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Whitefish, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Whitefish, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Whitefish is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Whitefish, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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