Lake Virginia, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Hennepin County end of Minnesota holds Lake Virginia. Elevation runs to 912 feet. Roughly 108 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 1.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. For a base, Shorewood sits 2.4 miles out. Minneapolis sits 19 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lake Virginia

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Hennepin County include bluegill, common carp and largemouth bass. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lake Virginia for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 11°F in January and 72°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running early April to late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lake Virginia.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. A toilet block sits half a mile away. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Tamarack Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. For Lake Virginia in particular, ask before you travel.