Fishing Anderson Lake in Clay County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Anderson Lake lies in Clay County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,201 feet up. Roughly 32 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 1.0 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. On size it sits at the modest end of our Clay County list. Some 4.8 miles away sits Hawley, the nearest settlement. Glyndon lies 14 miles off, Dilworth another 19 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Anderson Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name bluegill, yellow perch and black crappie. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Treat Anderson Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 69°F; by January the average is down near 5°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Expect Anderson Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Anderson WPA takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Solwald Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Anderson Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.