Shamineau Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Morrison County.
Shamineau Lake is a lake in Morrison County, Minnesota. Shamineau Lake covers about 1,434 acres, reaches a recorded 52 feet and holds about 26,679 acre-feet.
Shamineau 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 Shamineau Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose dace, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, common shiner, creek chub, fathead minnow, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, least darter, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Shamineau, 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 Shamineau, 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 Shamineau, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Shamineau, 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 Shamineau, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Shamineau include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Shamineau, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Spring at Shamineau 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 Shamineau can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Shamineau, 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 Shamineau, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
At Shamineau, 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 Shamineau is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Shamineau, 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.