Spring Lake Fishing near Chisholm, Minnesota

• Overview

  Spring Lake falls in Itasca County, part of Minnesota. Everything around it is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Itasca County. 33 miles away sits Chisholm, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 175 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Itasca County include yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill and black crappie. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Spring Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 5°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Spring Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Little Island Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Spring Lake.