Moore Lake Fishing near Mahnomen, Minnesota

• Overview

  Moore Lake is a Mahnomen County water, in Minnesota. The land about it is rolling bush. Small at around 18 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mahnomen County. Head to Mahnomen, 8.3 miles away, for anything you forgot. Fargo sits 44 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Moore Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Mahnomen County include rainbow trout, white sucker and northern pike. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Moore Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 5°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Moore Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Santwire Lake is 3.4 miles off. Signs at Moore Lake carry more weight than any list.