Fishing at Nose Lake, Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Nose Lake is one of the Itasca County listings for Minnesota. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. Around 111 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 2.6 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Coleraine at 17 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 160 miles to Fargo, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Nose Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Itasca County names yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Nose Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 4°F to 67°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Nose Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Little Arm Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Nose Lake are worth checking on the day.