June Lake Fishing Guide, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

• Overview

  June Lake is set in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It sits in pine and birch country. Surface area is around 98 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Some 5.5 miles of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Some 2.8 miles away sits Crosby, the nearest settlement. Minneapolis is the closest city, 110 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on June Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. 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. Reported across Crow Wing County: largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read June Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 8°F to 69°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. June Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Little Menomin Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to June Lake locally before you travel.