Tomlinson Lake Fishing in Meeker County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Meeker County, Tomlinson Lake is a Minnesota water. This is mixed forest ground. Surface area is around 40 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. It is a small entry by Meeker County standards. Hutchinson sits 5.6 miles from the bank. Minneapolis sits 50 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Tomlinson Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Species logged across Meeker County include largemouth bass, walleye, northern pike, common carp and bluegill. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Tomlinson Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 11°F to 72°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Tomlinson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Sustacek Lake, 0.4 miles away. Ask locally about Tomlinson Lake if anything is unclear.