Barrett Lake in Grant County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Barrett Lake is listed under Grant County, Minnesota. The bank gives way to rolling bush. With some 132 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.7 miles of margin, front to back. Morris at 14 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Fargo, 85 miles distant. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Barrett Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Grant County cover common carp, largemouth bass, walleye and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Barrett Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 71°F; by January the average is down near 9°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. From about early April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Time your trip to Barrett Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Niemackl Lakes, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Barrett Lake if anything is unclear.