Fishing Detroit Lakes, MN in the Spring
| Month | Avg. Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| March | 37° / 16° |
| April | 55° / 30° |
| May | 69° / 43° |
The Detroit Lakes area is far enough south that it gets pretty good weather for the opener in May. Most of the fish will be biting pretty good during the opener on most years and by the end of May, fishing is usually good for all species of fish here.
Fishing Detroit Lakes, MN in the Summer
| Month | Avg. Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| June | 77° / 52° |
| July | 81° / 57° |
| August | 79° / 55° |
The summer brings consistent warm weather and temperatures are comfortable to fish all day here. In June, many of the species of fish are still feeding in the shallows. By July, the bite stays strong but moves deeper and most of the better quality fish will be found deeper through August.
Fishing Detroit Lakes, MN in the Fall
| Month | Avg. Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| September | 70° / 46° |
| October | 56° / 35° |
| November | 37° / 20° |
In the fall, September and early October are awesome months for fishing for just about everything that swims here. Many fish will move back into the shallows as water temperatures cool off early in the fall, so don’t rule out some of that shallow water cover that was so good here in the spring.
Fishing Detroit Lakes, MN in the Winter (Ice Fishing)
| Month | Avg. Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| December | 22° / 4° |
| January | 18° / -3° |
| February | 24° / 1° |
You have a lot of options to ice fish here in the winter. With so many smaller lakes, anglers can get into many waters that may not be accessible with the bigger boats. For the anglers without boats, you have so many options with all the hard water here in the winters. Anglers target walleye, northern pike and panfish through the ice here.
