Island Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Pine County.
Island Lake near 46.4065, -92.7492 is a lake in Pine County, Minnesota. Island Lake covers about 536 acres, reaches a recorded 41 feet and holds about 7,340 acre-feet.
Island Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Island Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Island Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Island Lake, 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 Island Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Island Lake, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge, and cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Island Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
At Island Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Spring at Island Lake 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 Island Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Island Lake, 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.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Island Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
At Island Lake, 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 Island Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Island Lake, 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.