Fishing at George Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  George Lake is one of the Itasca County waters in Minnesota. The bank is 1,335 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Itasca County. The nearest town is Cohasset, 35 miles away. Coleraine lies 37 miles off, Grand Rapids another 38 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on George Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Itasca County: yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of George Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 4°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. George Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Holland Lake is 0.7 miles distant. None of that is settled for George Lake in what we hold.