Flekkefjord Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Flekkefjord Lake in Grant County, Minnesota. It lies 1,178 feet above sea level. At about 152 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Elbow Lake sits 0.6 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Fargo, 72 miles distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Flekkefjord Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Grant County names common carp, largemouth bass, walleye and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Flekkefjord Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 8°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Flekkefjord Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. A pier or jetty stands 50 yards away, which helps on a crowded bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Trisko Lake is 1.1 miles off. For Flekkefjord Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.