Church Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Carver County.
Church Lake near 44.8557, -93.6667 is a lake in Carver County, Minnesota. Church Lake covers about 16 acres, reaches a recorded 54 feet and holds about 223 acre-feet.
Church Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Church Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch.
For bass at Church Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Church 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 large predators at Church Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Church Lake, 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 Church Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
On a first trip to Church 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 Church 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 Church Lake 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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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.
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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.
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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.