Cody Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Rice County.
Cody Lake is a lake in Rice County, Minnesota. Cody Lake covers about 259 acres and reaches a recorded 14 feet.
Cody Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Cody Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brook stickleback, common carp, fathead minnow, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Cody, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Cody, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Cody, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Cody, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Cody, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
Spring at Cody is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Cody can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Cody, 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 Cody, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Cody, 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 Cody is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
Black bullhead is on the fish list for Cody, so start with a bait made for that fish instead of guessing at a species that may not be there.
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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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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.