Dietz Lake Fishing in Le Sueur County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,010 feet. With some 30 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It is a small entry by Le Sueur County standards. You are 1.9 miles from Montgomery. Then New Prague, 5.7 miles, and Lonsdale, 6.5 miles. If this one is busy: Lake Sanborn 1 mile, Rice Lake lies 1.2 miles on, Lake Pepin 1.9 miles, Phelps Lake lies 2.8 miles on and Cody Lake 3 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Dietz Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name common carp, bluegill, largemouth bass and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Dietz Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 11°F in January and 71°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It holds true on Dietz Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This sits inside Sanborn Lake Wildlife Management Area, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lake Sanborn at 1 mile is the sensible second choice. Rules at Dietz Lake are worth checking on the day.