Gun Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Aitkin County.
Gun Lake near 46.6432, -93.5248 is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Gun Lake covers about 718 acres, reaches a recorded 44 feet and holds about 8,953 acre-feet.
Gun Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Gun Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brown bullhead, burbot, central mudminnow, common shiner, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, mottled sculpin, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Gun 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 Gun Lake, 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 Gun Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Gun Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Gun Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Gun Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Gun Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Gun Lake, fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring at Gun 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 Gun Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Gun 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 Gun Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Gun 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 Gun Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Gun 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.