Littner Lake near Albany: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Littner Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota. The surroundings are pine and birch. Small at around 17 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Stearns County. For supplies, Albany is 4.4 miles out. The nearest city of size is Minneapolis, 80 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Littner Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Stearns County cover largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The near bank of Littner Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 10°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Littner Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Bear Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Rules at Littner Lake are worth checking on the day.