Lily Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Lily Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Land around it is pine and birch. Small at around 13 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Aitkin County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Aitkin, 2.1 miles away. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 108 miles distant. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Lily Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Aitkin County include northern pike, bluegill and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Lily Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 6°F to 68°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. From about mid April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Lily Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Tarr Lake is 0.6 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Lily Lake.