Fishing Second Lake in Polk County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Second Lake is listed under Polk County, Minnesota. The bank is 1,293 feet above sea level. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Polk County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest place of any size is Fosston, 0.6 miles away. It is 69 miles to Fargo, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Second Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Polk County records list yellow perch, brown bullhead, white sucker and northern pike among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Second Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 68°F for July and 3°F for January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Second Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A jetty or pier is mapped about 80 yards from here. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try First Lake, 0.2 miles away. The position on Second Lake is worth confirming on the day.