Big Stone Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Big Stone County.
Big Stone Lake near 45.4092, -96.6109 is a lake on the Minnesota-South Dakota border in Big Stone County. Big Stone Lake covers about 11,984 acres, reaches a recorded 16 feet and holds about 119,071 acre-feet.
Big Stone Lake is a long, shallow border lake. At only about 16 feet deep, wind, current, weed edges and small bottom changes can be more useful than looking for a faraway deep end.
The reported fish at Big Stone Lake include lake sturgeon, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, and yellow perch. That mix gives anglers more than one sensible way to fish Big Stone Lake.
Fish reported from Big Stone Lake include bigmouth buffalo, bigmouth shiner, black bullhead, black crappie, blacknose dace, blackside darter, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brassy minnow, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, carmine shiner, central stoneroller, channel catfish, common carp, common shiner, creek chub, emerald shiner, fathead minnow, freshwater drum, golden redhorse, golden shiner, green sunfish, hornyhead chub, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake sturgeon, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, quillback, rock bass, rosyface shiner, sand shiner, shorthead redhorse, shortnose gar, spotfin shiner, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white bass, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Big Stone Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Big Stone Lake, 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 Big Stone Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and follow shad with a spoon, jig or small crankbait for white bass.
For large predators at Big Stone Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Big Stone Lake, 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 choices at Big Stone Lake include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum.
At Big Stone Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For lake sturgeon at Big Stone Lake, use a sturdy bottom rig with crawlers or other natural bait where current or a deep edge keeps food moving.
Pick one manageable part of Big Stone Lake. Start at Big Stone Lake with a moving lure along a point, weed edge, rocky bank or narrow passage, then slow down with a jig, worm or minnow at the depth where the first bite comes.
On a first trip to Big Stone Lake, 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 Big Stone Lake 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 Big Stone Lake 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 Big Stone Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
Choose one point, weed edge, rocky bank or narrow passage on Big Stone Lake that sits near deeper water, then test two lure depths before moving.
The reported 16-foot depth at Big Stone Lake marks the deepest spot, but fish still need bait and a reason to stop there.
Lake sturgeon appears in the fish record for Big Stone 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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