Coon Lake in Hubbard County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Coon Lake is a Hubbard County water, Minnesota side. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. About 19 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Hubbard County standards. Park Rapids is the closest town at 18 miles. Beyond it, Bemidji at 21 miles and Menahga at 30 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Coon Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show 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. Public occurrence data for Hubbard County names walleye, northern pike and black crappie. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Coon Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 4°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Coon Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Crappie Lake is 0.6 miles off. What applies at Coon Lake may have changed since it was mapped.