Sellards Lake Fishing near Dassel, Minnesota

• Overview

  Meeker County in Minnesota is where Sellards Lake sits. Land around it is rolling bush. The water covers some 99 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 2.0 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Dassel sits 1.2 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Cokato at 6.8 miles and Litchfield at 10 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Sellards Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Records held for Meeker County cover largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike and common carp. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Sellards Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 11°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That is the shape of the year on Sellards Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Butternut Lake, 1.6 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Sellards Lake for certain.