Heims Lake Fishing in Chisago County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Heims Lake in Chisago County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 886 feet. It runs to roughly 91 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 1.3 miles of margin, front to back. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. Nearest town is Wyoming, 1.4 miles off. Saint Paul sits 26 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Heims Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Chisago County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, common carp, bluegill and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Heims Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 11°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Heims Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Ashton Lake at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Heims Lake in what we hold.