Lake Martha Fishing near Chisago City, Minnesota

• Overview

  Lake Martha falls in Chisago County, part of Minnesota. It stands 892 feet above sea level. Small at around 21 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Chisago County list holds plenty of bigger water. Start from Chisago City, 0.3 miles down the road. Saint Paul is the closest city, 31 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lake Martha

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Chisago County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, common carp, bluegill, yellow perch and black crappie. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Lake Martha responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 71°F, while January sits near 11°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Lake Martha regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Toilets are half a mile away, which matters on a long session. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Little Green Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. For Lake Martha, the notice at the access point is the final word.