Fishing at Spooner Slough, Stevens County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Stevens County entry here is Spooner Slough, in Minnesota. Around the bank it is pine and birch. It measures about 43 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 1.1 miles, and most of it is walkable. Our Stevens County list holds plenty of bigger water. Morris lies 4.2 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 98 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Spooner Slough

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Stevens County records list common carp, black bullhead and northern pike among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Spooner Slough repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 9°F to 71°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Spooner Slough.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Brouillet Wildlife Management Area covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Flax Lake, 3 miles out. What applies at Spooner Slough may have changed since it was mapped.