Round Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Crow Wing County.
Round Lake near 46.4578, -94.2829 is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Round Lake covers about 1,650 acres, reaches a recorded 51 feet and holds about 30,539 acre-feet.
Round Lake is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Round Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, burbot, central mudminnow, cisco, common carp, fathead minnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, logperch, longnose dace, mimic shiner, muskellunge, northern pike, northern redbelly dace, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, trout perch, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Round 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 Round 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 Round Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Round Lake, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge, and cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Round 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 Round Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Round Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Round Lake, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring at Round 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 Round Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Round 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 Round Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
At Round 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 Round Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Round 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.