Lake Aunie Fishing near Fergus Falls, Minnesota

• Overview

  Lake Aunie lies in Otter Tail County, in Minnesota. It sits at 1,332 feet above sea level. It covers about 23 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Otter Tail County list. Fergus Falls sits 6.2 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Pelican Rapids is 20 miles away, with Elbow Lake at 21 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake Aunie

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Otter Tail County: largemouth bass, black crappie, walleye and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lake Aunie the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 7°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Lake Aunie by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Aas Lake is 0.6 miles off. What applies at Lake Aunie may have changed since it was mapped.