Hartley Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Itasca County.
Hartley Lake near 47.5577, -93.3076 is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Hartley Lake covers about 288 acres, reaches a recorded 48 feet and holds about 5,494 acre-feet.
Hartley Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Hartley Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, cisco, creek chub, fathead minnow, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, mottled sculpin, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, slimy sculpin, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Hartley 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 Hartley 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 Hartley Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Hartley Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Hartley Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Hartley Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Hartley Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Hartley Lake, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and keep a small jig or natural bait near clean bottom for lake whitefish.
Spring at Hartley 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 Hartley Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Hartley 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 Hartley Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Hartley 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 Hartley Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Hartley 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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