Shallow Albert Lea Lake in Minnesota’s Freeborn County will challenge anglers

There’s a flowage in southern Minnesota that includes two lakes in downtown Albert Lea in Freeborn County: Fountain Lake and a larger body of water to its southeast – the town’s namesake, Albert Lea Lake.
At more than 2,600 acres, Albert Lea Lake is a good-sized fishery for this area. It’s also a shallow lake, with a maximum depth of less than 6 feet. That lack of depth could be considered both good and bad.

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