Horsehead Lake Fishing in Hubbard County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Hubbard County, Minnesota, this is Horsehead Lake. Around the bank it is pine and birch. With some 35 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Supplies mean a trip to Bemidji, 13 miles off. Park Rapids is 28 miles and Bagley 31 miles. What else is close: Hatchers Lake within 0.8 miles, Bauer Lake sits 2.1 miles out, Dehart Lake within 2.4 miles, Knutson Lake sits 2.9 miles out and Kimball Lake within 3.2 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Horsehead Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Hubbard County names walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Horsehead Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 67°F in July and bottoms out near 4°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Horsehead Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Hatchers Lake, 0.8 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Horsehead Lake.