Clubhouse Lake Fishing Guide, Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Clubhouse Lake belongs to Itasca County. The bank gives way to mixed forest. This is sizeable water at about 262 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Itasca County list. The nearest place of any size is Coleraine, 23 miles away. Cohasset is 24 miles and Grand Rapids 25 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Clubhouse Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Itasca County include yellow perch, largemouth bass and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Clubhouse Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 4°F in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Clubhouse Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. My Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Clubhouse Lake may have changed since it was mapped.