Berglund Lake Fishing Guide, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. The ground around here is pine and birch. At about 30 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Crosby lies 6.8 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Minneapolis, 104 miles away. Nearby alternatives: Knieff Lake within 0.7 miles, Goose Lake the better part of 0.7 miles, Arbor Lake within 0.7 miles, Shirt Lake the better part of 0.9 miles and Bass Lake within 1.2 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Berglund Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Berglund Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 69°F for July and 7°F for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Berglund Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Knieff Lake, 0.7 miles away. Treat access at Berglund Lake as something to verify.