Little Rabbit Lake is a lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Little Rabbit Lake covers about 172 acres and reaches a recorded 30 feet.
What to Expect at Little Rabbit Lake
Little Rabbit Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish and Useful Baits at Little Rabbit Lake
Fish reported from Little Rabbit Lake include banded killifish, bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook silverside, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, channel catfish, cisco, common shiner, fathead minnow, golden shiner, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hornyhead chub, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, least darter, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
Bass
For bass at Little Rabbit, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
Crappie, Yellow Perch, and Sunfish
For panfish at Little Rabbit, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
Walleye
For roaming fish at Little Rabbit, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
Northern Pike
For large predators at Little Rabbit, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
Catfish and Bullheads
For bottom fishing at Little Rabbit, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
Other Reported Fish
Other choices at Little Rabbit include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
Rock Bass
At Little Rabbit, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Cisco
For other cold-water fish at Little Rabbit, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Little Rabbit Lake
On a first trip to Little Rabbit, 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.
When to Fish Little Rabbit Lake
Spring at Little Rabbit 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 Rabbit 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.