Fishing

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Lake Five has Black Crappie, Bluegills, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Rock Bass, Walleye, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead & Yellow Perch.

Lake Five encompasses 224 acres and has a maximum depth of 77 feet.

Lake Six has a public access and is fished heavily by local residents. It is an excellent walleye lake. Inquire for maps and boat availability.

There are northern in Lake Five ranging from 0-17 pounds. They are an excellent sport fish and will bite on most anything. Largemouth bass fishing is exceptional with sizes ranging from 0-7 pounds. Pan fish abound all over the lake, and many can be caught right off your dock.

The best time of day is early morning and dusk when the fish are feeding. You can still catch some during the day, but they are most active at feeding time.

The best spots to find the fish depend on the season. In the spring, the fish are in the shallow parts of the lake, as they are spawning. Crappies and bass are close to shore. During the summer and fall, they move out to deeper, cooler water. Northerns can be caught trolling around anywhere, but the larger fish will go toward the middle of lake.

Best Bait: Crappies like crappie minnows and spinners. Bass like minnows. Sunfish like minnows, worms and spinners (colored fake worms don't work well). Northern eat just about anything!

Tips

Carry a long nose or needle nose pliers with you. Sometimes the fish swallow the hook and you can't grab it without a pliers. vacation, family, lake, nature, Detroit Lakes, Vergas, MN, Minnesota, resort, five, cabin, private, fishing

Carry extra weights if you are using plain hooks.

Carry a minnow scoop for your minnow bucket. Make sure you change the water in the minnow bucket frequently, if you don't, you will notice your minnows start to die.

Make sure you have oars in your boat.

Follow the fish limit. Please feel free to practice catch and release.

Be respectful of others on the lake.

If you would like to mount a fish you have caught, all you need is a picture or length and girth measurements.