Lake Emily, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Chisago County, Minnesota. It sits in lake country bush. Small at around 15 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Chisago County. The nearest town is Chisago City, 1.4 miles away. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 30 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lake Emily

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Chisago County cover largemouth bass, common carp, bluegill and yellow perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Lake Emily to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 11°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Lake Emily that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Lake Ellen, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lake Emily in what we hold.