Circle Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Rice County.
Circle Lake near 44.4057, -93.3361 is a lake in Rice County, Minnesota. Circle Lake covers about 838 acres, reaches a recorded 14 feet and holds about 4,560 acre-feet.
Circle Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Circle Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, common carp, creek chub, freshwater drum, golden shiner, green sunfish, hornyhead chub, largemouth bass, logperch, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth buffalo, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white bass, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Circle Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Circle 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 Circle 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 Circle Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Circle 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 Circle Lake include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum, and work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Circle 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 Circle Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Circle 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.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Circle Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Circle Lake, 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 Circle Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Circle Lake, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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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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