Little Sheriff Lake Fishing in Aitkin County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Little Sheriff Lake is listed under Aitkin County, Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,273 feet. With some 33 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. For supplies, Moose Lake is 23 miles out. Aitkin is 25 miles away, with Sandstone at 35 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little Sheriff Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Aitkin County records list northern pike, bluegill, yellow perch and black crappie among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Little Sheriff Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 67°F at the top of summer and 6°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Little Sheriff Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is a slipway on the shore, half a mile from the water we list. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Sheriff Lake is 0.6 miles off. What applies at Little Sheriff Lake may have changed since it was mapped.