Split Hand Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Itasca County.
Split Hand Lake is a reservoir in Itasca County, Minnesota. Split Hand Lake covers about 1,369 acres, reaches a recorded 30 feet and holds about 20,091 acre-feet.
Split Hand Lake has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Split Hand Lake include banded killifish, bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, cisco, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Split Hand, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Split Hand, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill and pumpkinseed, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Split Hand, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Split Hand, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Split Hand, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Split Hand include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Split Hand, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Split Hand, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling, and keep a small jig or natural bait near clean bottom for lake whitefish.
Spring around Split Hand is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Split Hand can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Split Hand, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Split Hand, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Split Hand, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Split Hand is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Split Hand, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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