Lake Winona is a lake in Minnesota, near Douglas County.
Lake Winona near 45.8743, -95.4035 is a lake in Douglas County, Minnesota. Lake Winona covers about 213 acres and reaches a recorded 9 feet.
Lake Winona is shallow enough that wind, weeds, shade and even a small dip in the bottom can make one part fish better than another.
Fish reported from Lake Winona include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Lake Winona, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Lake Winona, 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 Lake Winona, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Lake Winona, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Lake Winona, 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.
On a first trip to Lake Winona, 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 Winona is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is best early or late around weeds, shade and the few deeper holes. Fall at Lake Winona 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.