Moon Lake in Itasca County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Moon Lake is an Itasca County water, in Minnesota. The setting is lake country bush on every side. The water covers some 26 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Coleraine lies 18 miles from the water. Cohasset is 20 miles and Grand Rapids 21 miles. Not far off: Burrows Lake 0.9 miles away, 1.1 miles away is Three Island Lake, Little Arm Lake 1.2 miles away, 1.2 miles away is Brown Lake and Nose Lake 1.2 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Itasca County names yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Moon Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 5°F in January up to 67°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan any trip to Moon Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Burrows Lake, 0.9 miles out. Rules at Moon Lake are worth checking on the day.