Dullinger Lake in Stearns County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Dullinger Lake, in Stearns County. Around the bank it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 21 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Stearns County. Collegeville sits 3.6 miles from the bank. It is 67 miles to Minneapolis, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Dullinger Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Dullinger Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 71°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Dullinger Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Island Lake, 0.7 miles out. None of that is settled for Dullinger Lake in what we hold.