Little Bear Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Itasca County.
Little Bear Lake near 47.6973, -93.2890 is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Little Bear Lake covers about 131 acres and reaches a recorded 35 feet.
Little Bear Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Little Bear Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, bluegill, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at Little Bear Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Little Bear 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 Little Bear Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Little Bear Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Little Bear Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
On a first trip to Little Bear 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.
Spring at Little Bear 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 Little Bear Lake 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.