Rose Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Otter Tail County.
Rose Lake near 46.6741, -95.7467 is a lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Rose Lake covers about 1,200 acres, reaches a recorded 137 feet and holds about 46,293 acre-feet.
Rose Lake has very deep water, but the deepest hole is not always the best place to fish, so look for baitfish, nearby points and the depth where bites start.
Fish reported from Rose Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, cisco, common carp, fathead minnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, least darter, logperch, mimic shiner, northern pike, pugnose shiner, pumpkinseed, rock bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Rose Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Rose 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 Rose Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Rose Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Rose 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 Rose Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Rose Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Rose Lake, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
Spring at Rose Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Rose Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Rose 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 Rose Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Rose 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 Rose Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Rose 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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