Fishing Crooked Lake Impoundment in Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Itasca County, Crooked Lake Impoundment is a Minnesota water. It lies 1,401 feet above sea level. With some 50 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Nearest town is Cohasset, 31 miles off. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 150 miles away. Other water nearby: Rock Lake roughly 0.4 miles, Crooked Lake at 0.6 miles, East Lake roughly 1.3 miles, Park Lake at 1.4 miles and East Lake Impoundment roughly 1.7 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Crooked Lake Impoundment

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Across Itasca County, recorded fish include yellow perch, largemouth bass and northern pike. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Crooked Lake Impoundment decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 66°F, the coldest about 4°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Crooked Lake Impoundment by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Rock Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Crooked Lake Impoundment.