Lower Twin Lakes Fishing in Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  You will find Lower Twin Lakes in Itasca County, Minnesota. The surroundings are rolling bush. It runs to roughly 30 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Some 32 miles away sits Bemidji, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Fargo, 131 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lower Twin Lakes

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Itasca County records list yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Lower Twin Lakes before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 66°F; by January the average is down near 4°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Lower Twin Lakes around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Virgin Lake is 1.3 miles off. The position on Lower Twin Lakes is worth confirming on the day.