Green Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Chisago County.
Green Lake near 45.3413, -92.9005 is a lake in Chisago County, Minnesota. Green Lake covers about 1,591 acres, reaches a recorded 29 feet and holds about 16,538 acre-feet.
Green Lake is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Green Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, channel catfish, common carp, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, spotfin shiner, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Green 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 Green 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 Green Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Green Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Green 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 Green Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Green 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 Green Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Green 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 Green Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Green 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 Green Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Green 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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