Green Prairie Fish Lake Fishing near Little Falls, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Morrison County, Minnesota. The bank is 1,129 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 173 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 2.4 miles of margin, front to back. Few waters listed in Morrison County are bigger. Nearest town is Little Falls, 6.4 miles off. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 93 miles distant. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Green Prairie Fish Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Morrison County names largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and black crappie. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Green Prairie Fish Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 9°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Green Prairie Fish Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Kraft Lake, 3.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Green Prairie Fish Lake locally before you travel.