Pigeon River Impoundment, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Itasca County, Pigeon River Impoundment is a Minnesota water. The ground round it is lake country bush. With some 67 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 1.6 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The closest town, Cohasset, is 31 miles away. Fargo sits 132 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pigeon River Impoundment

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Species logged across Itasca County include yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Pigeon River Impoundment decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 4°F in January and 67°F in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Pigeon River Impoundment that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Pigeon Dam Lake is 1 mile off. None of that is settled for Pigeon River Impoundment in what we hold.