Medicine Lake
Published: Updated:
Medicine Lake Fishing Reports
Stay up to date with the latest fishing reports from Medicine Lake. Reports are submitted by local anglers, fishing guides, and our team of fishing experts.
Filter by
All Species
All Seasons
Sort by
Reports from all past years within a 60-day time frame
- Species
Largemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged VegetationOuting was for 11/1/2025. I fished from about noon to 4:30pm. The weather started out calm, with wind increasing throughout the day. It was weird weather as it started out warmer than it ended and it gradually became more overcast. Water was between 50 and 51.5 and the air temp was probably in the low 40's all day. Fishing was slow, tried shallow docks and structure, had one on that I lost. Then caught two out on weedlines in around 9 feet of water. One on a jig and one on a drop shot. One thing I did observe was that there were tons of large and small pike up shallow feeding on sunfish. They were quite active. I didn't see nearly as many bass up shallow, but lots of big pike! Overall a nice day out on the water, just not very many bites!
Max ZimmermanBronze AmbassadorSpecies
Northern PikeTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonWinterStructureBaitfishBasin to flats.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonFallStructureBoulders
- Max ZimmermanBronze AmbassadorSpeciesNorthern PikeTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Decent size pike anywhere from 5-25 feet with submerged coontail. Could cast from sight with light wind. Drag/bounce jerk baits point-to-point when wind picks up.
- SpeciesNorthern PikeTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonFallStructurePoints
With the fall here, any type of moving bait is the ticket to success. Water has been in the mid 50's and some days are windier than others. I fish out of a Hobie Kayak, so wind plays a big role on if I fish or not. I get out on this lake at least once or twice a week. Fish are a bit deeper, I find areas that are 10-15 fow and cast Berkley Flicker Shads in natural colors and also use Funk Buster Baits Wesley Warbirds 1.0 for these fish. Even caught a 26+ inch walleye, releaseed back to grow some more. Slowly retrieve and also vary your retrieve speed from time to time, it'll get them to bite. Right now, when they hit, they hit hard! You'll think you have a very huge fish on, until it calms down and it's a bit smaller than expected. You want good pike action? You don't have to go far from the boat launch! I see so many boat anglers zip right through that area. You'll get walleyes and pike in the area.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonFallStructureLaydowns
This lake can be your best friend or worst enemy. I suggest fishing it on weekdays as this lake is flooded with recreational boaters on Fri through Sunday (not so much in the Fall though) Flip jigs and Texas rigs in the shallow timber when the water temps fall below 56. If the temps are still up there in the mid to high 50s, focus on the reeds near the launch or directly right of the launch. They seem shallow but certain areas hold some larger holes or depth that keep slow bass relevant to the area. If you have the correct equipment, side-scan and find the rock piles in 14-25ft and you can have a really good time if they are biting. Neko Rig, Football Jigs, Deep Cranks, and Senkos are good players on Medicine Lake.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fishing was slow to start but as the sun came out and it heated up, so did the fishing. Caught several really nice bass in the last hour we were out around 11am. They were all on the northern end in the weeds. White and blades was the only thing that worked.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
This fishing report is for Sunday October 10th. Water temps in the mid 60's still, so still quite warm. Arrived a little late in the morning around 8am and was still heavy overcast that started clearing up. Then re-clouded up later in the morning. Fished from about 8am to 2pm. Fishing was pretty slow in the morning, caught one good bass on a frog near a dock, but no other takers on topwater of various types. Tried deep cranking deep rocks, no luck. Finally found them with a drop shot on outside weedlines around 8' or so. Was throwing a tequila sunrise 6" roboworm on a drop shot. Ended up catching about 6 in the last couple hours of fishing after being very slow for the morning. All were in the 1.5lb to 2.5lb range. Overall it was a good day.
