Lost Lake Fishing Guide, Washington County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Washington County, Minnesota, is where Lost Lake sits. The bank is 935 feet above sea level. Small at around 13 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Washington County list. The town to know is Birchwood, 0.7 miles out. Then Mahtomedi, 1.5 miles, and Dellwood, 2.6 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Washington County list bluegill, largemouth bass, brown trout, northern pike and black crappie. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lost Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 72°F, with January the cold end at about 12°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Lost Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lake Washington is 0.6 miles distant. Confirm access to Lost Lake locally before you travel.