Meadow Lake Fishing Guide, Hennepin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Hennepin County, Minnesota, you have Meadow Lake. It sits at 889 feet above sea level. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Hennepin County. The nearest place of any size is New Hope, 1.6 miles away. Crystal lies 2.4 miles off, Brooklyn Park another 2.7 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Meadow Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Meadow Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 73°F and January at 12°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Meadow Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Lake Magda is 0.9 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Meadow Lake.