Lake Lura in Stearns County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Stearns County, Lake Lura is a Minnesota water. The country here is mixed forest. Surface area is around 141 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 1.7 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Annandale lies 6.5 miles from the water. Saint Augusta is 8 miles and Clearwater 8.8 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lura

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Stearns County names largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. At Lake Lura light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 10°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Lake Lura.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. 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 parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Lake Caroline is 1.7 miles distant. Confirm access to Lake Lura locally before you travel.