Andrew Lake Fishing near New London, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, you have Andrew Lake. The surface lies 1,181 feet up. At 746 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. At about 4.4 miles of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Kandiyohi County are bigger. New London at 4.9 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 89 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Andrew Lake

  Measured depth reaches about 30 feet at the deepest point. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Kandiyohi County records list walleye, northern pike, common carp, largemouth bass and yellow perch among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Andrew Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 72°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about early April to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Andrew Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. For a change of water, Henschien Lake is 1.1 miles distant. The position on Andrew Lake is worth confirming on the day.