Trulson Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Chisago County in Minnesota is where Trulson Lake sits. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. At about 26 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. Shafer at 2.8 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Saint Paul, 32 miles distant. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Trulson Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Chisago County include largemouth bass, common carp, bluegill, yellow perch and black crappie. The county list is broader than any single water. At Trulson Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 11°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Trulson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Coleen Lake, 0.5 miles out. Ask locally about Trulson Lake if anything is unclear.