Egg Lake Fishing in Washington County, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Egg Lake belongs to Washington County. This is lake country bush country. At about 76 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.5 miles of margin, front to back. Ground here is low by Minnesota standards. The nearest place of any size is Hugo, 0.2 miles away. Then Centerville, 3.3 miles, and Dellwood, 4.7 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Egg Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Washington County include bluegill, largemouth bass and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Egg Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 72°F and January about 12°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. That shapes the year on Egg Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Rice Lake, 1.2 miles away. None of that is settled for Egg Lake in what we hold.