Comma Lake in Hennepin County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Comma Lake sits in Hennepin County, out in Minnesota. It stands 787 feet above sea level. It lies lower than most water we list in Minnesota. Bloomington lies 1.5 miles from the water. For a city, Minneapolis is 11 miles off. Within easy reach: Barthels Pond lies 0.7 miles on, Lake Girard 1.2 miles away, Penn Lake lies 1.4 miles on, Oxboro Lake 2.1 miles away and Hyland Lake lies 2.2 miles on. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Comma Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Hennepin County records list bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and black crappie among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Comma Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 73°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Comma Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Barthels Pond is 0.7 miles off. Confirm before you fish Comma Lake.