Barry Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Big Stone County.
Barry Lake is a lake in Big Stone County, Minnesota. Barry Lake covers about 398 acres and reaches a recorded 8.8 feet.
Barry 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 reported from Barry Lake include black bullhead, brook stickleback, fathead minnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, walleye, and white sucker.
For panfish at Barry, fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for pumpkinseed and green sunfish.
For roaming fish at Barry, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For bottom fishing at Barry, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Spring at Barry 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 Barry can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Barry, 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 with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Barry, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Barry, 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 Barry 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 Barry, 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.