Kimble Lake Fishing near Crosslake, Minnesota

• Overview

  Kimble Lake is one of the Crow Wing County listings for Minnesota. The bank gives way to rolling bush. With some 182 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.6 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Crosslake lies 4.2 miles from the water. Beyond it, Breezy Point at 4.5 miles and Pequot Lakes at 6.2 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Kimble Lake

  Sounding records show water to about 88 feet. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Crow Wing County list largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Kimble Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 8°F in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Kimble Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Mud Lake is 0.6 miles off. Signs at Kimble Lake carry more weight than any list.