Poplar Lake in Ramsey County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Poplar Lake is one of the Ramsey County waters in Minnesota. It stands 883 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 43 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. North Oaks sits 1.8 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 12 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Poplar 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. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Ramsey County records list bluegill, common carp, black crappie and largemouth bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Poplar Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 12°F in January up to 72°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Climate figures give an open season running early April to early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Poplar Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Deep Lake, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Poplar Lake.