Alger Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Lake County.
Alger Lake is a lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Alger Lake covers about 20.8 acres.
Alger Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Alger Lake include blacknose shiner, common shiner, fathead minnow, finescale dace, iowa darter, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For panfish at Alger, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Alger, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Alger, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge, and cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
On a first trip to Alger, 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 Alger 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 Alger 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.