Hickey Lake Fishing in Anoka County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Anoka County, Minnesota, is where Hickey Lake sits. What surrounds it is rolling bush. At about 50 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 1.2 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It is low-lying compared with other Minnesota water we list. The closest town, Oak Grove, is 1.2 miles away. Saint Francis follows at 4.1 miles, then Nowthen at 6.1 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Hickey Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Anoka County, recorded fish include bluegill, common carp, black crappie, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Hickey Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 11°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Hickey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lake George sits 2.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Hickey Lake if anything is unclear.