Fishing Duban Lake in Rice County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Rice County entry here is Duban Lake, in Minnesota. The surroundings are lake country bush. At about 66 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.4 miles on foot. Most waters listed here for Rice County are larger. The closest town, Lonsdale, is 2.9 miles distant. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 38 miles distant. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Duban Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Rice County, recorded fish include common carp, bluegill, largemouth bass and black bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Duban Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 11°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Time your trip to Duban Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Cody Lake is 1.1 miles off. None of that is settled for Duban Lake in what we hold.