Fishing at Dead Horse Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Hubbard County, Minnesota, you have Dead Horse Lake. The land about it is mixed forest. With some 42 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Nearest place of any size is Park Rapids, 8.7 miles away. The big place round here is Fargo, 88 miles distant. Close neighbours run: Gilmore Lake 0.4 miles, Emma Lake 1.1 miles away, Little Sand Lake 1.4 miles, Lower Bottle Lake 1.6 miles away and Big Sand Lake 1.9 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Dead Horse Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Hubbard County include walleye, northern pike and black crappie. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Dead Horse Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 4°F on the long-run figures. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Dead Horse Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Gilmore Lake is 0.4 miles off. Confirm before you fish Dead Horse Lake.