Ogechie Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Mille Lacs County.
Ogechie Lake is a reservoir in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. Ogechie Lake covers about 409 acres, reaches a recorded 6 feet and holds about 1,275 acre-feet.
Ogechie Lake has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Ogechie Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Ogechie, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Ogechie, 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 Ogechie, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Ogechie, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Ogechie, 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 Ogechie include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Ogechie, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Spring around Ogechie 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 around Ogechie can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Ogechie, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Ogechie, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Ogechie, 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 Ogechie is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Ogechie, 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.