Little Porky Lake near Coleraine: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Little Porky Lake lies in Itasca County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,355 feet. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Itasca County. Coleraine sits 19 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Keewatin is 21 miles away, with Cohasset at 21 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Porky Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Open biodiversity records for Itasca County list yellow perch, largemouth bass and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Little Porky Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 67°F and January near 5°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. 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. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Little Porky Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. 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, George Lake is 0.3 miles distant. The position on Little Porky Lake is worth confirming on the day.