Scandinavian Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Pope County.
Scandinavian Lake is a lake in Pope County, Minnesota. Scandinavian Lake covers about 416 acres, reaches a recorded 49 feet and holds about 6,110 acre-feet.
Scandinavian Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Scandinavian Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, common carp, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Scandinavian, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Scandinavian, 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 Scandinavian, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Scandinavian, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Scandinavian, 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 Scandinavian include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Scandinavian, 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 Scandinavian, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Scandinavian, 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 Scandinavian is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Scandinavian, 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.