Hull & Hook
Freeborn County, Minnesota

Freeborn Lake

Best fishing times today, in local lake time.

Today
Good day

Next major bite

4:32–6:32 PM CT
  • Major bite (moon overhead): 4:00–6:00 AM
  • Minor bite (moonset): 12:46–1:46 PM
  • Major bite (moon underfoot): 4:32–6:32 PM
  • Minor bite (moonrise): 9:22–10:22 PM
Sunrise
7:47 AM
Sunset
6:07 PM
Moon
Waning gibbous, 74%

Times in Central Time. Updated 7:57 AM CT.

Conditions

Air
42°F
Wind
5 mph ESE
Sky
Mostly Sunny
Pressure
30.30 inHgRising (+1 hPa in 3 h)

National Weather Service hourly forecast; pressure from station KAEL at 6:55 AM CT.

7-day bite calendar

DayRatingMajorMajorMinorMinorMoon
Today4:00–6:00 AM4:32–6:32 PM12:46–1:46 PM9:22–10:22 PMWaning gibbous, 74%
Sat, Oct 315:02–7:02 AM5:32–7:32 PM1:31–2:31 PM10:40–11:40 PMWaning gibbous, 63%
Sun, Nov 15:00–7:00 AM5:27–7:27 PM1:05–2:05 PM10:58–11:58 PMLast quarter, 52%
Mon, Nov 25:53–7:53 AM6:17–8:17 PM1:32–2:32 PM—Waning crescent, 40%
Tue, Nov 36:41–8:41 AM7:04–9:04 PM12:13–1:13 AM1:55–2:55 PMWaning crescent, 30%
Wed, Nov 47:27–9:27 AM7:49–9:49 PM1:25–2:25 AM2:15–3:15 PMWaning crescent, 20%
Thu, Nov 58:11–10:11 AM8:33–10:33 PM2:35–3:35 AM2:35–3:35 PMWaning crescent, 13%

What's biting on Freeborn Lake in October

Freeborn Lake covers 2,034 acres and is 6.7 ft at its deepest, so it has no deep, cool water to hold fish in summer. These are the sport fish DNR surveys found here, and what each typically does in October in Minnesota lakes.

  • Northern pikeFall pike feed heavily along the last green weeds and drop-offs.
  • Yellow perchFall perch school on deep flats and feed heavily.

Season notes: Minnesota statewide inland seasons from the DNR's 2026–27 fishing regulations. Check current regulations.

Fish in Freeborn Lake

Species found in Minnesota DNR fish surveys of Freeborn Lake in the last 10 years or its latest survey (March 31, 2021).

  • Northern pikeSpawns in flooded, weedy shallows right after ice-out and keeps feeding in cold water, so it bites from spring through ice season.
  • Yellow perchSpawns in early spring, draping egg ribbons over weeds and brush, and bites eagerly on worms all year, including through the ice.

Also found

  • Black bullhead
  • Green sunfish

Lake facts

Shoreline from Minnesota DNR survey maps, simplified.
Area
2,034 acres
Max depth
6.7 ft
Nearest town
Freeborn
DNR lake ID
24004400

Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder (retrieved October 30, 2026).

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