Medicine Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Beltrami County.
Medicine Lake near 47.7274, -94.7372 is a lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Medicine Lake covers about 461 acres, reaches a recorded 44 feet and holds about 4,854 acre-feet.
Medicine Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Medicine Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, freshwater drum, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Medicine Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Medicine Lake, 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 Medicine Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Medicine Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Medicine Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Medicine Lake include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum.
At Medicine Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Spring at Medicine Lake 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 Medicine Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Medicine Lake, 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 Medicine Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Medicine Lake, 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 Medicine Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Medicine Lake, 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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