Whaletail Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Hennepin County.
Whaletail Lake is a lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Whaletail Lake covers about 510 acres, reaches a recorded 22 feet and holds about 2,289 acre-feet.
Whaletail Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Whaletail Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, common carp, golden shiner, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, tadpole madtom, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Whaletail, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Whaletail, 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 large predators at Whaletail, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Whaletail, 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 Whaletail include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Spring at Whaletail 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 Whaletail can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Whaletail, 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 Whaletail, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Whaletail, 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 Whaletail is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Whaletail, 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.