Double Lake is a lake in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Double Lake covers about 136 acres, reaches a recorded 9.2 feet and holds about 914 acre-feet.
What to Expect at Double Lake
Double Lake is shallow enough that wind, weeds, shade and even a small dip in the bottom can make one part fish better than another.
Fish and Useful Baits at Double Lake
Fish reported from Double Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, common shiner, creek chub, fathead minnow, freshwater drum, golden redhorse, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, quillback, river redhorse, shorthead redhorse, stonecat, tadpole madtom, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
Bass
For bass at Double, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
Crappie, Yellow Perch, and Sunfish
For panfish at Double, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
Walleye
For roaming fish at Double, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
Northern Pike
For large predators at Double, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
Catfish, Bullheads, and Carp
For bottom fishing at Double, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and 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.
Other Reported Fish
Other choices at Double include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Double Lake
On a first trip to Double, 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.
When to Fish Double Lake
Spring at Double is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall at Double can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.