Fishing Twin Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The setting is pine and birch on every side. At roughly 21 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Minnesota listings. Golden Valley is the closest town at 1.4 miles. Robbinsdale is 2.8 miles away, with Crystal at 3 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Hennepin County list bluegill, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and black crappie. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Twin Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 73°F and January near 12°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Twin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is a slipway on the shore, half a mile from the water we list. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. There are toilets half a mile off. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Sweeney Lake, 0.1 miles out. Confirm access to Twin Lake locally before you travel.