Fishing at Talge Lake, Clearwater County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Clearwater County, Talge Lake is a Minnesota water. The ground around here is lake country bush. Small at around 15 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Clearwater County are larger. Nearest place of any size is Bagley, 17 miles away. Fargo is the closest city, 87 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Talge Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Clearwater County include bluegill, northern pike and largemouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Talge Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 3°F to 68°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Talge Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Larson Lake, 0.4 miles away. Rules at Talge Lake are worth checking on the day.