Fishing at Aue Lake, Carver County, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Aue Lake belongs to Carver County. Around the bank it is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 33 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.0 miles, and most of it is walkable. Our Carver County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Cologne, is 3.9 miles away. Minneapolis is the closest city, 25 miles away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Aue Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in Carver County include bluegill, largemouth bass, common carp, black crappie and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Aue Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 11°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about late November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Aue Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Gaystock Lake sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Aue Lake in what we hold.