Lebarge Lake Fishing Guide, Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Itasca County end of Minnesota holds Lebarge Lake. Height above sea level is 1,335 feet. The water covers some 26 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Coleraine sits 24 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 162 miles to Fargo, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lebarge 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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Itasca County list yellow perch, largemouth bass and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lebarge Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 4°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lebarge Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Muskrat Lake is 0.7 miles distant. The position on Lebarge Lake is worth confirming on the day.