Three Island Lake near Coleraine: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Itasca County, Three Island Lake is a Minnesota water. It lies 1,368 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 70 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 1.3 miles in total. Coleraine lies 18 miles from the water. Cohasset is 20 miles and Grand Rapids 21 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Three Island Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Itasca County list yellow perch, largemouth bass, northern pike and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Three Island Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 4°F to 67°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and late November closes it again. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Three Island Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Little Arm Lake is 0.4 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Three Island Lake for certain.