Little Island Lake Fishing near Chisholm, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Little Island Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. It sits in rolling bush country. About 22 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Itasca County list. You are 33 miles from Chisholm. Fargo is the closest city, 175 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Little Island Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Itasca County cover yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Little Island Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 5°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It holds true on Little Island Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Spring Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Little Island Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.