Fishing Kruegers Slough in Douglas County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Kruegers Slough sits within Douglas County in Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,352 feet. It runs to roughly 39 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Our Douglas County list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Alexandria sits 4.7 miles out. For a city, Fargo is 94 miles off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Kruegers Slough

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Douglas County records list largemouth bass, common carp, bluegill and yellow perch among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Treat Kruegers Slough as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 8°F in January up to 70°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That is the shape of the year on Kruegers Slough.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. You can launch: the ramp is half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Laura Lake is 1.1 miles off. Treat access at Kruegers Slough as something to verify.