Fishing Blind Lake in Scott County, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Blind Lake belongs to Scott County. The land about it is lake country bush. About 11 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Scott County are larger. The closest town, Prior Lake, is 0.6 miles distant. Further out sit Savage (6.5 miles) and Burnsville (8.1 miles). The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Blind Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Scott County: bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie and pumpkinseed. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Blind Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 12°F to 72°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Expect Blind Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. Fishing from a pier is possible 0.9 miles away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Markley Lake, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Blind Lake are worth checking on the day.