Maple Lake Fishing near Crosby, Minnesota

• Overview

  Maple Lake is a Crow Wing County water, in Minnesota. It stands 1,243 feet above sea level. The water covers some 67 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 1.4 miles in total. Crosby lies 8.7 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Minneapolis, 101 miles away. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Maple Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Crow Wing County list largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Maple Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 69°F on average, January about 7°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on Maple Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Loon Lake, 0.7 miles away. Nothing on Maple Lake should be assumed from this page alone.