South Walnut Lake Fishing in Faribault County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Within Faribault County, Minnesota, you have South Walnut Lake. The bank is 1,112 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 340 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Around 2.9 miles of margin, front to back. Wells sits 6.3 miles from the bank. Rochester sits 70 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on South Walnut Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Reported across Faribault County: common carp, yellow perch, black bullhead and black crappie. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read South Walnut Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 72°F and January at 12°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about early December. 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 South Walnut Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Walnut Lake is 0.9 miles distant. For South Walnut Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.