Fishing Lake Calhoun in Hennepin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Hennepin County, Minnesota, you have Lake Calhoun. Elevation runs to 837 feet. Roughly 403 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Bank access stretches around 3.0 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Hennepin County. The nearest place of any size is Saint Louis Park, 1.8 miles away. It is 3.7 miles to Minneapolis, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lake Calhoun

  The charted maximum sits at about 103 feet. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and black crappie. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lake Calhoun the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 73°F, with January the cold end at about 13°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near early December in autumn. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Lake Calhoun follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. You can launch from a ramp around half a mile away. Boat services are half a mile out at the marina. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lake of the Isles, 0.9 miles out.