Lake Ardmore Fishing Guide, Hennepin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Lake Ardmore in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. At roughly 11 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Hennepin County standards. Supplies mean a trip to Maple Plain, 2.1 miles off. Further out sit Medina (2.7 miles) and Independence (3.5 miles). A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake Ardmore

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Hennepin County records list bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and black crappie among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Lake Ardmore to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 71°F, while January sits near 11°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lake Ardmore rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You can leave the car about half a mile from the water. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Halfmoon Lake, 0.6 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Ardmore for certain.