Fishing Bruhjell Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Bruhjell Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota. The setting is rolling bush on every side. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Bagley lies 13 miles from the water. The big place round here is Fargo, 83 miles distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Bruhjell Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Clearwater County records list bluegill, northern pike and largemouth bass among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Bruhjell Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 3°F in January up to 68°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Bruhjell Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Taflin Lake, 0.7 miles away. Treat access at Bruhjell Lake as something to verify.