Fishing Cannon Lake in Rice County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Cannon Lake belongs to Rice County, Minnesota. The water sits 971 feet up. The water covers around 2.4 sq miles, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. On our Rice County list it sits near the top for size. Faribault lies 4.7 miles from the water. Rochester is the closest city, 47 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Cannon Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Rice County names common carp, bluegill, largemouth bass, black bullhead and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Cannon Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 12°F in January and 71°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Cannon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Wells Lake sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Cannon Lake.