Fishing near Savage, Minnesota

Savage stands in Hennepin County, out in Minnesota. There are about 30,391 people here. Start close and work out: Colman Lake 0.9 miles away, Rice Lake 2.7 miles away to the west, Featherstone Lake 3.0 miles away, Earley Lake 3.4 miles away to the south-east with Comma Lake 3.6 miles away. If the wind is up, Rice Lake gives a sheltered corner on one side or the other. These go hard for a stretch each winter. Snowmelt colours the inflows for a fortnight or so. Most of this is standing water. The first drop-off out from the margin is where to start. Colman Lake, the closest, runs to roughly 47 acres. Parking is recorded at Colman Lake. Expect the lakes here to open about early April. Hennepin County records cover bluegill, common carp and largemouth bass. Check the state licence before you set off, since rules change at the line. Colman Lake is the closest thing Savage has to a home water....