Bullhead Lake Fishing Guide, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,253 feet. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Crow Wing County list. Head to Crosby, 8.1 miles away, for anything you forgot. Crosslake is 8.9 miles and Aitkin 12 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Bullhead Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Crow Wing County include largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Bullhead Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 7°F to 68°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Bullhead Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Perry Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Bullhead Lake should be assumed from this page alone.