Seventh Crow Wing Lake Fishing in Hubbard County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Seventh Crow Wing Lake falls in Hubbard County, part of Minnesota. It lies 1,371 feet above sea level. At 254 acres this is proper open water rather than a pond. There is roughly 2.9 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For a base, Park Rapids sits 11 miles out. It is 93 miles to Fargo, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Seventh Crow Wing Lake

  The charted maximum sits at about 46 feet. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike, black crappie and bluegill. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Seventh Crow Wing Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 68°F for July and 5°F for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Seventh Crow Wing Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Eighth Crow Wing Lake is 1.9 miles distant. Nothing on Seventh Crow Wing Lake should be assumed from this page alone.