Fishing at Rushmeyer Lake, Crow Wing County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Around 38 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 0.9 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Crosby, 5.9 miles away. Aitkin is 6.4 miles away, with Crosslake at 17 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Rushmeyer Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. 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. Across Crow Wing County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Rushmeyer Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 7°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That shapes the year on Rushmeyer Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Casey Lake, 0.7 miles out. Where Rushmeyer Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.