Pine Island Lake Fishing near Long Prairie, Minnesota

• Overview

  Pine Island Lake is listed under Morrison County, Minnesota. It stands 1,306 feet above sea level. With some 226 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.9 miles of margin, front to back. Few waters listed in Morrison County are bigger. The closest town, Long Prairie, is 12 miles away. The big place round here is Minneapolis, 105 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Pine Island Lake

  Measured depth reaches about 30 feet at the deepest point. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Morrison County, recorded fish include largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Pine Island Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 8°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Pine Island Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Loon Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Pine Island Lake if anything is unclear.