Do you want to know where to drop your line for the pick of walleye? Or maybe avoid those pesky bullheads? Here’s a map of prime fishing spots for bass, bullhead, crappy, northern, sunfish, and walleye within Lake Osakis. For reference, our Holiday Resort is at the #2 and there’s plenty of water for everyone!

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About Lake Osakis

Ref.: Wikipedia

Osakis is a large prairie lake, with a surface area of 6,270 acres (25.4 km2) and a maximum depth of 73 feet (22 m). Gamefish present in the lake include black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, and yellow perch. Osakis is an exceptional walleye lake. It has long been known as the “Mother Lake” because the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources uses a fishtrap on Bull Creek to obtain milt and eggs from walleyes for use in breeding and stocking programs.

In addition to the above-mentioned gamefish, Lake Osakis has large populations of black bullhead, dogfish, brown bullhead, and tullibee, also known as “cisco.” Some common carp are also present in the lake. However, carp are an exotic species and their presence in the lake is not desirable. Osakis is the primary source of the Sauk River, having a naturally occurring but now human-controlled outflow on the east side of the lake.

The lake received its English name by translation from the Ojibwe Ozaagi-zaaga’igan, meaning “the Sauk’s Lake.