Lost Lake Fishing near Keewatin, Minnesota

• Overview

  In Minnesota, Lost Lake belongs to Itasca County. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level. Small at around 17 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Itasca County list holds plenty of bigger water. Keewatin sits 15 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Minneapolis sits 153 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Itasca County records list yellow perch, largemouth bass and northern pike among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lost Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 6°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Lost Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 0.6 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Lost Lake for certain.