Knaus Lake

Knaus Lake is a lake in Stearns County, Minnesota. Knaus Lake covers about 211 acres, reaches a recorded 16 feet and holds about 1,356 acre-feet.

What to Expect at Knaus Lake

Knaus Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.

Fish and Useful Baits at Knaus Lake

Fish reported from Knaus Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brown bullhead, channel catfish, common carp, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, greater redhorse, green sunfish, johnny darter, largemouth bass, logperch, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, spotfin shiner, spottail shiner, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.

Bass

For bass at Knaus, 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.

Crappie, Yellow Perch, and Sunfish

For panfish at Knaus, 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.

Walleye

For roaming fish at Knaus, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.

Muskellunge and Pike

For large predators at Knaus, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge, and cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.

Catfish, Bullheads, and Carp

For bottom fishing at Knaus, 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 Reported Fish

Other choices at Knaus include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Knaus Lake

On a first trip to Knaus, 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.

When to Fish Knaus Lake

Spring at Knaus 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 Knaus can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.