Eagle Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Crow Wing County.
Eagle Lake near 46.7569, -94.0507 is a reservoir in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Eagle Lake covers about 351 acres, reaches a recorded 35 feet and holds about 5,553 acre-feet.
Eagle Lake has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Eagle Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brassy minnow, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, cisco, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hornyhead chub, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, least darter, logperch, longear sunfish, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, northern pike, pugnose shiner, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Eagle Lake, 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 Eagle Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, and longear sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Eagle Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Eagle Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Eagle Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Eagle Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Eagle Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Eagle Lake, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
Spring around Eagle 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 Eagle Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Eagle 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 Eagle Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Eagle 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 Eagle Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Eagle 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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