Schutz Lake in Carver County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Schutz Lake is a Carver County water, in Minnesota. The bank gives way to lake country bush. Around 105 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 1.9 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. The town to know is Victoria, 1.4 miles out. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 20 miles distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Schutz Lake

  The charted maximum sits at about 57 feet. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Carver County names bluegill, largemouth bass, common carp and black crappie. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Schutz Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 72°F and January near 11°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Schutz Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Tamarack Lake is 0.6 miles off. None of that is settled for Schutz Lake in what we hold.