Fishing Constance Lake in Wright County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Constance Lake is a Wright County water, Minnesota side. It lies 965 feet above sea level. It measures about 172 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 2.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Ground here is low by Minnesota standards. The closest town, Buffalo, is 3.2 miles away. Minneapolis is the closest city, 34 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Constance Lake

  The basin has been measured to about 23 feet. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Wright County records list largemouth bass, bluegill and black crappie among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Constance Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 72°F; the cold one sits at 11°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Constance Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Little Pulaski Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. For Constance Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.