Augusta Lake near Windom: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, this is Augusta Lake. The country here is pine and birch. At 281 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. Around 2.6 miles of margin, front to back. Size puts it in the front rank of our Cottonwood County list. You are 12 miles from Windom. The nearest city of size is Sioux Falls, 80 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Augusta Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Cottonwood County include common carp, walleye, black bullhead and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Augusta Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 12°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Augusta Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Little Lake sits 1.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Augusta Lake should be assumed from this page alone.