Uhlenkolts Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Stearns County, Minnesota, this is Uhlenkolts Lake. The ground around here is lake country bush. With some 240 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The shoreline runs about 4.1 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Few waters listed in Stearns County are bigger. Head to Melrose, 4.4 miles away, for anything you forgot. Albany lies 7.6 miles off, Sauk Centre another 13 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Uhlenkolts Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Stearns County cover largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, walleye and black crappie. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Uhlenkolts Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 10°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Uhlenkolts Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Frevels Lake at 1.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Uhlenkolts Lake before loading the car.