Basswood Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Lake County.
Basswood Lake is a lake in Lake County, Minnesota. Basswood Lake covers about 14,071 acres.
Basswood Lake is a large border-country lake with islands, bays, rock and long stretches of clear water. Its reported smallmouth, walleye, northern pike, cisco and whitefish call for both shallow rock fishing and deeper deep-water work.
The reported fish at Basswood Lake include walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black crappie, and yellow perch. That mix gives anglers more than one sensible way to fish Basswood Lake.
Fish reported from Basswood Lake include black crappie, bluegill, burbot, cisco, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at Basswood, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Basswood, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, and longear sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Basswood, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Basswood, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
At Basswood, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Basswood, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and keep a small jig or natural bait near clean bottom for lake whitefish, and fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
On Basswood, work tubes or small crankbaits over island rock for smallmouth, jig or troll for walleye along points, cast spoons near weeds for northern pike, and keep a small jig near clean bottom for whitefish.
On a first trip to Basswood, 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 Basswood 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 Basswood can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Basswood, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
Choose one point, weed edge, rocky bank or narrow passage on Basswood Lake that sits near deeper water, then test two lure depths before moving.
No reliable maximum depth was found, so use visible cover and lure contact to find the first useful drop on Basswood Lake.
Walleye appears in the fish record for Basswood Lake, so choose a lure and location that fit that fish.
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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.
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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.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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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.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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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.