Lake Medina Fishing Guide, Hennepin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Hennepin County, Minnesota, sits Lake Medina. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Surface area is around 27 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. It lies lower than most water we list in Minnesota. You are 2.2 miles from Medina. After that come Corcoran at 2.6 miles and Maple Grove at 4.7 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Medina

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Hennepin County records list bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Lake Medina the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 72°F and January near 11°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan any trip to Lake Medina around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Morin Lake sits 2.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Lake Medina before loading the car.