Fishing Rice Bed Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Crow Wing County, Minnesota, you have Rice Bed Lake. Around the bank it is lake country bush. Around 46 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. You are 6.3 miles from Crosslake. For a city, Minneapolis is 119 miles off. Other water within reach: Adney Lake at 1.1 miles, Google Lake the better part of 1.1 miles, Perry Lake at 1.9 miles, Bass Lake the better part of 2.2 miles and Bullhead Lake at 2.5 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Rice Bed Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Crow Wing County include largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Rice Bed Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 7°F and July at about 68°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Rice Bed Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Adney Lake sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Rice Bed Lake should be assumed from this page alone.