Lake Minnewawa is a lake in Minnesota, near Aitkin County.
Lake Minnewawa is a lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Lake Minnewawa covers about 2,355 acres, reaches a recorded 20 feet and holds about 17,693 acre-feet.
Lake Minnewawa is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Lake Minnewawa include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, burbot, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Minnewawa, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Minnewawa, 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 Minnewawa, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Minnewawa, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Minnewawa, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Minnewawa include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
For other cold-water fish at Minnewawa, fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring at Minnewawa 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 Minnewawa can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Minnewawa, 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 Minnewawa, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Minnewawa, 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 Minnewawa is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Minnewawa, 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.