Big Diamond Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Itasca County.
Big Diamond Lake is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Big Diamond Lake covers about 156 acres and reaches a recorded 31 feet.
Big Diamond Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Big Diamond Lake include black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Big Diamond, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Big Diamond, 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 large predators at Big Diamond, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Big Diamond, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other choices at Big Diamond include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Big Diamond, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
On a first trip to Big Diamond, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Big Diamond 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 at Big Diamond can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.