Fishing Coleen Lake in Chisago County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Chisago County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 906 feet. Around 28 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Ground here is low by Minnesota standards. The town to know is Shafer, 2.4 miles out. Saint Paul is the closest city, 33 miles away. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Coleen Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Chisago County: largemouth bass, common carp, bluegill and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Coleen Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 11°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Coleen Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Trulson Lake is 0.5 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Coleen Lake.