Fishing at Round Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Round Lake is a Hubbard County water, Minnesota side. It stands 1,414 feet above sea level. It measures about 43 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 1.0 miles on foot. Park Rapids lies 7.7 miles from the water. It is 89 miles to Fargo, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  Depth records show about 21 feet at the bottom of the basin. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Hubbard County include walleye, northern pike and black crappie. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Round Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 4°F in January and 69°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Round Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Boulder Lake is 0.8 miles distant. Ask locally about Round Lake if anything is unclear.