Little Trout Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Trout Lake is a Cook County water, Minnesota side. The ground round it is rolling bush. The water covers some 127 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. A shoreline of some 2.2 miles keeps the choices simple. On our Cook County list it sits near the top for size. Grand Marais lies 16 miles from the water. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 63 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Trout Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Cook County names white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Little Trout Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 63°F at the top of summer and 5°F at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Little Trout Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Slough Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Little Trout Lake should be assumed from this page alone.