Lake Maria is a lake in Minnesota, near Stearns County.
Lake Maria near 45.6232, -94.7325 is a lake in Stearns County, Minnesota. Lake Maria covers about 97.1 acres, reaches a recorded 40 feet and holds about 1,249 acre-feet.
Lake Maria is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Lake Maria include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Lake Maria, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Lake Maria, 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 Lake Maria, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Lake Maria, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Lake Maria, 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 Lake Maria include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Lake Maria, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
On a first trip to Lake Maria, 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.
Spring at Lake Maria 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 Lake Maria can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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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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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.