Stoll Lake Fishing Guide, Morrison County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Stoll Lake is one of the Morrison County waters in Minnesota. It sits at 1,178 feet above sea level. At 5 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Morrison County. The nearest town is Long Prairie, 12 miles away. For a city, Minneapolis is 91 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Stoll Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Morrison County list largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Stoll Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 71°F, while January sits near 9°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Stoll Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Ganz Lake at 0.5 miles is the sensible second choice. For Stoll Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.