Kenney Lake Fishing Guide, Grant County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Grant County, Minnesota. The surface lies 1,161 feet up. The water measures roughly 17 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Grant County standards. Elbow Lake is the closest place, 4.4 miles off. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 75 miles away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Kenney Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Grant County cover common carp, largemouth bass, walleye and bluegill. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Kenney Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 70°F on average, January about 8°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Kenney Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. This sits inside Pomme De Terre Wildlife Management Area, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Thorstad Lake sits 1 mile off and takes the overflow. For Kenney Lake in particular, ask before you travel.