Lee Lake Fishing Guide, Grant County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Lee Lake sits in Grant County, out in Minnesota. It sits in mixed forest. Around 50 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The bank runs about 1.6 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Elbow Lake at 5.8 miles is the nearest place to stop. Fergus Falls lies 23 miles off, Alexandria another 24 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lee Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Grant County include common carp, largemouth bass, walleye and bluegill. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Lee Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 70°F at the top of summer and 8°F at the bottom of winter. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lee Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Part of this sits inside or beside Berskow Wildlife Management Area, so read the notices. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Schmall Marsh, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Lee Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.