Fishing Shauer Lake in Stevens County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Out in Stevens County, Minnesota, sits Shauer Lake. The ground round it is mixed forest. With some 88 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 1.4 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Stevens County. Nearest place of any size is Morris, 13 miles away. The big place round here is Fargo, 87 miles distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Shauer Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Stevens County include common carp, black bullhead, northern pike and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Shauer Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 9°F in January and 71°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about early April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Shauer Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Silver Lake is 0.7 miles off. Treat access at Shauer Lake as something to verify.