Ossawinnamakee Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Crow Wing County.
Ossawinnamakee Lake is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Ossawinnamakee Lake covers about 689 acres, reaches a recorded 63 feet and holds about 14,468 acre-feet.
Ossawinnamakee Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Ossawinnamakee Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, cisco, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden redhorse, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hornyhead chub, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, least darter, logperch, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, northern pike, northern redbelly dace, pumpkinseed, rock bass, sand shiner, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Ossawinnamakee, 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 Ossawinnamakee, 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 Ossawinnamakee, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Ossawinnamakee, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Ossawinnamakee, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Ossawinnamakee include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Ossawinnamakee, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Ossawinnamakee, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and keep a small jig or natural bait near clean bottom for lake whitefish.
Spring at Ossawinnamakee is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Ossawinnamakee can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Ossawinnamakee, 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 Ossawinnamakee, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Ossawinnamakee, 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 Ossawinnamakee is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Ossawinnamakee, 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.