Penny Lake Fishing Guide, Faribault County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Faribault County, Minnesota, sits Penny Lake. The bank is 1,155 feet above sea level. Roughly 1.4 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Most waters listed here for Faribault County are larger. Wells is the closest place, 4.6 miles off. New Richland is 11 miles away, with Albert Lea at 16 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Penny Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Faribault County records list common carp, yellow perch, black bullhead and black crappie among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Penny Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 12°F to 72°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. At Penny Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Freeborn Lake sits 4.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Penny Lake carry more weight than any list.