Serpent Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Crow Wing County.
Serpent Lake near 46.4805, -93.9243 is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Serpent Lake covers about 1,103 acres, reaches a recorded 62 feet and holds about 30,213 acre-feet.
Serpent 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 Serpent Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, burbot, central mudminnow, cisco, fathead minnow, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, least darter, logperch, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Serpent 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 Serpent Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Serpent Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Serpent Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Serpent Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Serpent Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Serpent Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Serpent 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 Serpent Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Serpent Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Serpent 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 Serpent Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Serpent 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 Serpent Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Serpent 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.