Coon Stump Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. The water sits 1,375 feet up. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Crow Wing County standards. The nearest place of any size is Baxter, 10 miles away. The nearest city of size is Minneapolis, 103 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Coon Stump Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Crow Wing County names largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Coon Stump Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 69°F, with January the cold end at about 8°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Coon Stump Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Fosdick Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Coon Stump Lake before loading the car.