Lake Byllesby is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Dakota County.
Lake Byllesby is a reservoir in Dakota County, Minnesota. Lake Byllesby covers about 1,359 acres, reaches a recorded 50 feet and holds about 14,303 acre-feet.
Lake Byllesby 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 Lake Byllesby include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, channel catfish, common carp, emerald shiner, flathead catfish, freshwater drum, golden redhorse, golden shiner, greater redhorse, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, quillback, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Byllesby, 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 Byllesby, 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 Byllesby, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and follow shad with a spoon, jig or small crankbait for white bass.
For large predators at Byllesby, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Byllesby, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and use live bait near wood or a deep hole for flathead 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 Byllesby include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum, and work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring around Byllesby 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 around Byllesby can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Byllesby, 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 Byllesby, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Byllesby, 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 Byllesby is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Byllesby, 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.