West Sturgeon Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Itasca County.
West Sturgeon Lake is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. West Sturgeon Lake covers about 117 acres, reaches a recorded 31 feet and holds about 1,894 acre-feet.
West Sturgeon Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from West Sturgeon Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, cisco, golden shiner, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at West Sturgeon, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at West Sturgeon, 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 West Sturgeon, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at West Sturgeon, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at West Sturgeon, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
At West Sturgeon, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at West Sturgeon, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
On a first trip to West Sturgeon, 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.
Spring at West Sturgeon 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 West Sturgeon can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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