Walker Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Otter Tail County.
Walker Lake is a lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Walker Lake covers about 581 acres, reaches a recorded 29 feet and holds about 6,613 acre-feet.
Walker Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Walker Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, cisco, common carp, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Walker, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Walker, 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 Walker, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Walker, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Walker, 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 Walker include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Walker, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Walker, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
Spring at Walker 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 Walker can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Walker, 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 Walker, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Walker, 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 Walker is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Walker, 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.