Little Dick Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Itasca County, Minnesota, you have Little Dick Lake. It lies 1,355 feet above sea level. Roughly 95 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Head to Coleraine, 24 miles away, for anything you forgot. Fargo is the closest city, 157 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Dick Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Itasca County include yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. On Little Dick Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 4°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Little Dick Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Big Dick Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Little Dick Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.