Fishing Goose Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Goose Lake stands in Anoka County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 899 feet. At about 81 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.7 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It is low-lying compared with other Minnesota water we list. The nearest town is Nowthen, 2.1 miles away. Saint Francis lies 5 miles off, Oak Grove another 6.2 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Goose Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Anoka County include bluegill, common carp, black crappie and largemouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Goose Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 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. The season between ice runs from about early April to late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Goose Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Pinnaker Lake, 1 mile away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Goose Lake.