Hill Lake Fishing Guide, Todd County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Hill Lake stands in Todd County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,394 feet up. At roughly 6 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Todd County are larger. The closest town, Melrose, is 12 miles away. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 90 miles distant. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Hill Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Todd County records list largemouth bass, bluegill and black crappie among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Hill Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 9°F in January up to 71°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Hill Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Jim Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Hill Lake.