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Albert Lea, United States ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸

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Planning your next fishing trip in Albert Lea, United States ? Today is a excellent day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular solunar tables, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...

  • Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise solunar tables and the best moon phases.
  • Use the forecast calendar section to sync bite times with major weather changes.
  • Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
  • Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.

Albert Lea, Minnesota offers productive multi-species fishing on interconnected lakes like Albert Lea Lake, Fountain Lake, and Pickerel Lake. Anglers target walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, yellow perch, and catfish in a mix of shallow, fertile water and deeper basins that fish well from early spring through hardwater season. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 15:28 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
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Next Full Moon in ~15 days on 29th June
New Moon is generally a very productive time for fishing. Dark nights mean that many predators feed more actively during daylight hours. The combined gravity of sun and moon during New Moon days has a stronger effect on all water bodies, leads to increased food availabilty and hence better fishing.
  • Distance to earth:
    363,309 km
    Proximity:
    99.5 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Albert Lea
New Moon
Sun, 14 Jun
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • minor Time:
    03:29 am - 05:29 am
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    11:50 am - 01:50 pm
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    08:12 pm - 10:12 pm
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    11:18 pm - 01:18 am
All times are displayed in the America/Chicago timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -5 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a New Moon at 0% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a excellent day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -5 hour and -3 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Sun, 14 Jun 07:46 • 43.648, -93.368
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Current Fishing Weather

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7 Day Fishing Weather

The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Fishing Overview Albert Lea

Albert Lea, Minnesota sits in a productive pocket of southern Minnesota lake country, anchored by Albert Lea Lake and Fountain Lake. These shallow to moderately deep systems warm early in the season and support strong populations of walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, panfish, and catfish, giving anglers consistent action from ice-out through first ice.

Spring fishing in Albert Lea typically starts with panfish and pike. As the shallows warm, target black crappies and bluegills in 3–8 feet around dark-bottom bays, flooded brush, docks, and emerging cabbage. Small tube jigs, 1/32–1/16 oz ball-head jigs with plastics, or crappie minnows under a fixed float excel on Fountain Lake’s numerous shoreline pockets. Northern pike cruise the same areas on Albert Lea Lake; work 4–6" suspending jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, or live suckers along the first green weeds and shoreline breaks.

Early summer shifts the focus to walleye, bass, and mixed panfish. On Albert Lea Lake, walleyes often hold on subtle contour changes and windblown shoreline breaks in 6–12 feet. Slowly trolling live-bait rigs with leeches or nightcrawlers, or bottom-bouncer/spinner combos, covers water efficiently. During cloudy or windy periods, cast 1/8–1/4 oz jigs tipped with plastics or minnows along shallow points and rocky stretches. Largemouth bass are abundant in Fountain Lake; look for bass around docks, laydowns, and weed edges with wacky-rigged stickbaits, Texas-rigged plastics, and shallow-running squarebill crankbaits.

Mid to late summer tends to push fish slightly deeper or tighter to remaining healthy weeds. On sunny, calm days, key on the outer weedline in 10–14 feet and any inside turns or isolated clumps. For panfish, use small jigs tipped with plastics or pieces of crawler under a slip float to keep presentations just above the weeds. Bass respond well to topwaters—frogs and walking baits—at dawn and dusk over matted vegetation and shallow flats. Channel catfish and bullheads are common across the system; anchor near river inlets, necked-down current areas, or windward shorelines at night with cut bait or stink baits on simple slip-sinker rigs.

Fall brings some of the most consistent big-fish opportunities around Albert Lea. Cooling water pulls baitfish—and with them walleye, pike, and bass—back toward shallower breaks and remaining green weeds. Rip jigging blade baits and lipless crankbaits along drop-offs is effective on both Fountain and Albert Lea lakes. Slow-rolling spinnerbaits or swimbaits around weed edges can produce quality pike and largemouth. Crappies often school tightly over mid-depth basins in 15–25 feet; use electronics to locate suspended pods and vertically present small jigs or spoons.

Ice fishing is popular when safe ice forms. First ice usually finds bluegills and crappies in the same bays that produced in spring, now slightly deeper. Use small tungsten jigs tipped with waxworms or soft plastics, hopping hole-to-hole to stay on the most aggressive fish. As winter progresses, crappies often slide to basin areas on Fountain Lake, while perch and the occasional walleye relate to subtle humps and edges on Albert Lea Lake. Light line, downsized jigs, and maintaining quiet on the ice can make a big difference in the clear, mid-winter conditions common to the area.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Albert Lea area

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Albert Lea. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Katherine Island - 0.69873155068km , Bancroft Creek - 0.73798427502km , Fountain Lake Dam - 0.76400346004km , White Lake - 3.96376578108km , School Section Lake - 5.47237306806km , Everhart Lake - 6.55268247161km , Gerold and Robert Pestorious Fish Pond Dam - 7.03840131454km , Peter Lund Creek - 7.66844981713km , Upper Twin Lake - 8.36996258364km , Albert Lea Lake Dam - 8.76765852974km , Lower Twin Lake - 10.85417378295km , Halls Lake - 11.84022872052km , Steward Creek - 15.74390224168km , Bear Lake Dam - 15.84144065369km , Peterson Branch - 17.70948948833km , Knotvold Branch - 17.70948948833km , State Line Lake - 17.77220730093km , Mud Creek - 18.85199596038km , Deer Creek - 19.35323907094km , Brights Lake - 19.55311823329km , Freeborn Lake Dam - 20.75681770779km , Hickory Lake - 22.90281716465km , Johnson Pool Dam - 23.13948918495km , Spicer Lake - 24.24147126149km , Shea Lake - 24.58000370953km , Penny Lake - 26.33131201912km , Beaver Lake Dam - 26.95609812571km , Trenton Lake - 27.21769691623km , Fosilen Lake - 27.55139014596km , Lonergan Lake - 27.60752750064km , Mud Lake Creek - 27.68179158421km , Saint Olaf Lake Dam - 28.30422358584km , Thisius Branch - 28.43464620942km , Saint Olaf Lake - 28.59952460034km , Greenley Lake (historical) - 29.86364019211km , Orchard Creek - 30.60059599228km , Turtle Creek - 31.51151149134km , Rose Creek - 32.01155424655km , Cedar River Dam - 32.35082840048km , Cobb Creek - 32.63393994838km

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