Mary Lake in Le Sueur County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Mary Lake is one of the Le Sueur County listings for Minnesota. The ground round it is mixed forest. Around 29 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Le Sueur County. Head to Le Center, 4.6 miles away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Montgomery (5.7 miles) and New Prague (8.6 miles). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Mary Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Le Sueur County, recorded fish include common carp, bluegill, largemouth bass and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Mary Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 11°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Mary Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Clear Lake at 0.9 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Mary Lake in what we hold.