Kansas Lake Fishing Guide, Watonwan County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Kansas Lake is listed under Watonwan County, Minnesota. It sits at 1,112 feet above sea level. At some 390 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 3.6 miles in total. On our Watonwan County list it sits near the top for size. Nearest place of any size is Saint James, 5.9 miles away. Minneapolis is the closest city, 102 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Kansas Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Watonwan County names common carp, walleye, black bullhead and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Kansas Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 72°F in July and bottom out at 13°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Kansas Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Overnight stays are possible half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Long Lake at 2.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Kansas Lake should be assumed from this page alone.