Cottonwood Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Lyon County.
Cottonwood Lake near 44.6200, -95.6920 is a reservoir in Lyon County, Minnesota. Cottonwood Lake covers about 378 acres and holds about 2,765 acre-feet.
Cottonwood Lake was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.
Fish reported from Cottonwood Lake include american eel, bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, fathead minnow, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Cottonwood Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Cottonwood Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Cottonwood Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Cottonwood Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Cottonwood 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.
Spring around Cottonwood 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 around Cottonwood Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Cottonwood Lake, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Cottonwood Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Cottonwood Lake, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
A reliable depth number was not found for Cottonwood Lake, so anglers should rely on what they can see and what their lure touches.
At Cottonwood 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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