Charlotte Lake Fishing Guide, Todd County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Charlotte Lake sits in Todd County, out in Minnesota. The surface lies 1,283 feet up. At about 151 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.1 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. On our Todd County list it sits near the top for size. The closest town, Long Prairie, is 1.6 miles distant. Minneapolis sits 103 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Charlotte Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. County-wide records name largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and northern pike. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Charlotte Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 9°F at the bottom of winter. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Charlotte Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Latimer Lake is 2.2 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Charlotte Lake.