Spring Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, this is Spring Lake. Height above sea level is 1,188 feet. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Crow Wing County. Nisswa lies 3.2 miles from the water. For a city, Fargo is 118 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Crow Wing County include largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Spring Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 69°F and January near 7°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Spring Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Fawn Lake, 1.3 miles away. What applies at Spring Lake may have changed since it was mapped.