Lizzard Lake Fishing in Mahnomen County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Lizzard Lake in the Mahnomen County part of Minnesota. The surface lies 1,480 feet up. At about 67 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 1.5 miles in total. Head to Mahnomen, 14 miles away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 60 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lizzard Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Mahnomen County cover rainbow trout, white sucker and northern pike. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Lizzard Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 67°F in July and bottom out at 4°F in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Lizzard Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Woodchuck Lake, 0.6 miles away. None of that is settled for Lizzard Lake in what we hold.