Jacobson Lake in Todd County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Jacobson Lake is listed under Todd County, Minnesota. The setting is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 22 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Todd County. Nearest town is Staples, 3.4 miles off. Fargo sits 99 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Jacobson Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Todd County names largemouth bass, bluegill and black crappie. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Treat Jacobson Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 7°F in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Jacobson Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Edwards Lake, 0.6 miles out. Check the position at Jacobson Lake before loading the car.