Hall Lake Fishing in Martin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Hall Lake in Martin County, Minnesota. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It measures some 551 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The shoreline runs about 4.0 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Few waters listed in Martin County are bigger. Some 2.1 miles away sits Fairmont, the nearest settlement. It is 103 miles to Rochester, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Hall Lake

  Depth records show about 29 feet at the bottom of the basin. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Martin County: common carp, yellow perch and black bullhead. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Hall Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 72°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about early December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Hall Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. For walleye, a jig and minnow near the bottom is the standard; evenings beat middays. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Luedtke Slough is 0.8 miles distant. Signs at Hall Lake carry more weight than any list.