Fish Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Jackson County.
Fish Lake near 43.8456, -95.0462 is a lake in Jackson County, Minnesota. Fish Lake covers about 297 acres, reaches a recorded 28 feet and holds about 4,423 acre-feet.
Fish Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Fish Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, channel catfish, common carp, emerald shiner, fathead minnow, freshwater drum, green sunfish, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, spotfin shiner, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Fish Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Fish 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.
Other choices at Fish Lake include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum.
Spring at Fish 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 Fish Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Fish 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 Fish Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Fish 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 Fish Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Fish 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.