Rice Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Hennepin County.
Rice Lake near 45.1300, -93.4486 is a reservoir in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Rice Lake covers about 314 acres and holds about 2,490 acre-feet.
Rice Lake was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.
Fish reported from Rice Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, emerald shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, tadpole madtom, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Rice Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Rice 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 large predators at Rice Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Rice Lake, 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 Rice Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring around Rice 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 around Rice Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Rice Lake, 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 Rice Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Rice Lake, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
A reliable depth number was not found for Rice Lake, so anglers should rely on what they can see and what their lure touches.
At Rice 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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