Fishing near Hastings, Minnesota

Minnesota puts Hastings inside Dakota County. The town holds close to 22,554 people. Sorted by how far you drive: Lake Isabelle some 0.6 miles, Conley Lake some 0.8 miles to the north-east then Spring Lake some 5.2 miles. Lake Isabelle fishes short: get the depth right and the distance takes care of itself. Winter is a real season here, not a mild spell. The last open weekends of the year are usually the busiest. The choice spans several different sorts of water. Structure beats open water on every one of them. Lake Isabelle, the closest, runs to roughly 89 acres. There is a launch at Lake Isabelle, so a boat is an option there. Water round here typically opens up around early April. Dakota County records cover bluegill, common carp, green sunfish, black crappie and black bullhead. If Lake Isabelle is busy, everything else on this list is quieter....