Lake Roosevelt Fishing Guide, Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Lake Roosevelt stands in Itasca County, Minnesota. It sits at 1,365 feet above sea level. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Itasca County standards. You are 31 miles from Cohasset. After that come Grand Rapids at 35 miles and Bemidji at 36 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Roosevelt

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Itasca County names yellow perch, largemouth bass and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Lake Roosevelt before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 4°F in January and 67°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Lake Roosevelt fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Greeley Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lake Roosevelt in what we hold.