Little Drum Lake Fishing near Cohasset, Minnesota

• Overview

  Little Drum Lake sits in Itasca County, out in Minnesota. The setting is pine and birch. At about 85 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The edge runs 1.5 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. For supplies, Cohasset is 4.5 miles out. Grand Rapids follows at 8.8 miles, then Coleraine at 14 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Drum Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Itasca County list yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Read Little Drum Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 5°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At Little Drum Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Warburg Lake, 1 mile away. Confirm before you fish Little Drum Lake.