Elysian Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Waseca County.
Elysian Lake is a lake in Waseca County, Minnesota. Elysian Lake covers about 2,226 acres, reaches a recorded 10 feet and holds about 12,867 acre-feet.
Elysian Lake is shallow enough that wind, weeds, shade and even a small dip in the bottom can make one part fish better than another.
Fish reported from Elysian Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, channel catfish, common carp, fathead minnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white bass, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Elysian, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Elysian, 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 Elysian, 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 Elysian, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Elysian, 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.
Other choices at Elysian include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Elysian is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall at Elysian can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Elysian, 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 Elysian, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Elysian, 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 Elysian is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Elysian, 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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