Fishing Little Lake in Grant County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Grant County, Minnesota. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Roughly 57 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 1.5 miles in total. Elbow Lake sits 10 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Fergus Falls lies 19 miles off, Parkers Prairie another 23 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Grant County include common carp, largemouth bass and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Little Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 70°F and January at 8°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Little Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Melby Lake, 0.7 miles away. For Little Lake in particular, ask before you travel.