Somers Lake Fishing in Wright County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Somers Lake stands in Wright County, Minnesota. Everything around it is mixed forest. It measures some 432 acres, and wind has room to build across it. Shoreline length is close to 5.5 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. On our Wright County list it sits near the top for size. 3.1 miles away sits Maple Lake, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Minneapolis, 42 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Somers Lake

  Depth records show about 34 feet at the bottom of the basin. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Wright County list largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Somers Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 10°F at the bottom of winter. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. On average, early April opens the water and late November closes it again. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Somers Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Cedar Lake, 1.9 miles out. Check the position on Somers Lake before loading the car.