O'Brien Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Crow Wing County.
O'Brien Lake near 46.6761, -94.0398 is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. O'Brien Lake covers about 99.5 acres, reaches a recorded 26 feet and holds about 863 acre-feet.
O'Brien Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from O'Brien Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, least darter, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at O'Brien Lake, 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 O'Brien Lake, 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 O'Brien Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at O'Brien Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at O'Brien Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at O'Brien Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At O'Brien Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
On a first trip to O'Brien 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.
Spring at O'Brien 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 O'Brien Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
Explore nearby waters, including local Featured destinations. Check each page for access and fishing restrictions.
Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.