Freeborn Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Freeborn County.
Freeborn Lake near 43.7440, -93.5662 is a reservoir in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Freeborn Lake covers about 2,034 acres, reaches a recorded 6.7 feet and holds about 2,764 acre-feet.
Freeborn 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 Freeborn Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, central mudminnow, common carp, fathead minnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, northern pike, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For panfish at Freeborn Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Freeborn Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Freeborn Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Freeborn Lake, 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.
Spring around Freeborn Lake 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 around Freeborn Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Freeborn 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 Freeborn Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Freeborn 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 Freeborn Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Freeborn 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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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.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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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.