Iverson Lake Fishing Guide, Redwood County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Iverson Lake sits in Redwood County, out in Minnesota. What surrounds it is mixed forest. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. Ground here is low by Minnesota standards. For supplies, Renville is 9.9 miles out. Sioux Falls sits 104 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Iverson Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Redwood County include brown trout, common carp and blackside darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Iverson Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 11°F to 72°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Iverson Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Nordeen Slough, 1.6 miles away. None of that is settled for Iverson Lake in what we hold.