Little Round Lake Fishing Guide, Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Set in Itasca County, Minnesota, this is Little Round Lake. The surroundings are pine and birch. It measures about 29 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Head to Cohasset, 30 miles away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Coleraine (32 miles) and Grand Rapids (33 miles). Nearby, in order: Elm Lake (0.4 miles), Long Lake after 0.7 miles, Big Rose Lake (0.9 miles), Little Rose Lake after 1 mile and Park Lake (1.3 miles). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Round Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Itasca County include yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Little Round Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 4°F and July at about 66°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Little Round Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Elm Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Little Round Lake as something to verify.