Elbow Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Otter Tail County.
Elbow Lake near 46.2922, -95.7475 is a lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Elbow Lake covers about 188 acres, reaches a recorded 46 feet and holds about 3,710 acre-feet.
Elbow Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Elbow Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Elbow Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Elbow 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 Elbow Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Elbow Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Elbow Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
On a first trip to Elbow 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 Elbow 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 Elbow 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.