Goose Lake Fishing Guide, Ramsey County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Goose Lake lies within the bounds of Ramsey County, Minnesota. The water sits 912 feet up. Around 116 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 1.8 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. White Bear Lake is the closest place, 1.1 miles off. The nearest city of size is Saint Paul, 9.3 miles away. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Goose Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Ramsey County: bluegill, common carp and black crappie. 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 warm month here averages 73°F; the cold one sits at 12°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Time your trip to Goose Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Launching is possible: a slipway lies half a mile off. A marina is mapped about half a mile away. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. There is a marked fishing area half a mile from here. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Gem Lake, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Goose Lake before loading the car.