Fish Lake Reservoir is a reservoir in Minnesota, near St. Louis County.
Fish Lake Reservoir is a reservoir in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Fish Lake Reservoir covers about 3,259 acres, reaches a recorded 36 feet and holds about 39,680 acre-feet.
Fish Lake Reservoir 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 Fish Lake Reservoir include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, burbot, channel catfish, common shiner, emerald shiner, golden shiner, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, spottail shiner, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at Fish Lake Reservoir, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Fish Lake Reservoir, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Fish Lake Reservoir, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Fish Lake Reservoir, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Fish Lake Reservoir, 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.
At Fish Lake Reservoir, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Fish Lake Reservoir, fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring around Fish Lake Reservoir 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 Fish Lake Reservoir can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Fish Lake Reservoir, 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 Fish Lake Reservoir, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Fish Lake Reservoir, 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 Reservoir is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Fish Lake Reservoir, 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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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.