Sixth Crow Wing Lake Fishing near Park Rapids, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Hubbard County end of Minnesota holds Sixth Crow Wing Lake. The bank is 1,371 feet above sea level. About 336 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The outline measures near 3.6 miles, so local knowledge counts. Size puts it in the front rank of our Hubbard County list. Nearest place of any size is Park Rapids, 9.2 miles away. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 91 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sixth Crow Wing Lake

  Survey data gives a maximum of roughly 40 feet. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Hubbard County list walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Sixth Crow Wing Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 4°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Sixth Crow Wing Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Fifth Crow Wing Lake is 1.4 miles distant. Nothing on Sixth Crow Wing Lake should be assumed from this page alone.