Fishing South Lindstrom Lake in Chisago County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Chisago County, Minnesota, you have South Lindstrom Lake. It lies 883 feet above sea level. It measures some 472 acres, and wind has room to build across it. Few waters listed in Chisago County are bigger. The town to know is Lindstrom, 0.6 miles out. Further out sit Chisago City (1.8 miles) and Shafer (5.3 miles). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on South Lindstrom Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name largemouth bass, common carp and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. South Lindstrom Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 11°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on South Lindstrom Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, North Lindstrom Lake is 1 mile off. What applies at South Lindstrom Lake may have changed since it was mapped.