Fishing Spur Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Look for Spur Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Elevation runs to 1,371 feet. Surface area is around 29 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The closest town, Cohasset, is 32 miles distant. The nearest city of size is Fargo, 149 miles away. If this one is busy: Fletcher Creek Impoundment sits 1.5 miles out, Beaver Lodge Reservoir (1.6 miles), Trestle Lake sits 1.6 miles out, East Lake (1.7 miles) and Rock Lake sits 1.9 miles out. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Spur Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Itasca County cover yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Spur Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 4°F in January up to 66°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Spur Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Fletcher Creek Impoundment, 1.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Spur Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.