Powers Lake in Todd County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Powers Lake sits in Todd County, out in Minnesota. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At roughly 17 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Todd County list. Long Prairie at 11 miles is the nearest place to stop. Fargo is the closest city, 100 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Powers Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Todd County cover largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Powers Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 69°F and January about 8°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Powers Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Beim Lake, 5.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Powers Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.