Pitts Lake Fishing Guide, Stearns County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Pitts Lake is a Stearns County water, Minnesota side. Land around it is rolling bush. Roughly 107 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 2.1 miles of margin, front to back. Avon sits 3.8 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Albany lies 5.5 miles off, Collegeville another 6.9 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Pitts Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Stearns County: largemouth bass, bluegill, northern pike and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Pitts Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 71°F, while January sits near 10°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Pitts Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Minnie Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Pitts Lake should be assumed from this page alone.