Elms Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Isanti County.
Elms Lake is a lake in Isanti County, Minnesota. Elms Lake covers about 51.6 acres, reaches a recorded 26 feet and holds about 416 acre-feet.
Elms Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Elms Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Elms, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Elms, 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 Elms, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Elms, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Elms, 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 choices at Elms include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
On a first trip to Elms, 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.
Spring at Elms 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 Elms 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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