Pokegama Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Itasca County.
Pokegama Lake near 47.1857, -93.5801 is a lake in Itasca County, Minnesota. Pokegama Lake covers about 5,583 acres, reaches a recorded 110 feet and holds about 199,859 acre-feet.
Pokegama Lake has very deep water, but the deepest hole is not always the best place to fish, so look for baitfish, nearby points and the depth where bites start.
Fish reported from Pokegama Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, bowfin, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, burbot, central mudminnow, cisco, common shiner, golden redhorse, golden shiner, green sunfish, iowa darter, johnny darter, lake trout, lake whitefish, largemouth bass, mimic shiner, mottled sculpin, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rainbow smelt, rock bass, shorthead redhorse, silver redhorse, smallmouth bass, spottail shiner, tadpole madtom, trout perch, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Pokegama Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Pokegama Lake, 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.
For roaming fish at Pokegama Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Pokegama Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Pokegama Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
For cold-water fish at Pokegama Lake, run spoons or minnow-shaped lures in cool water for trout.
Other choices at Pokegama Lake include these plans: work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Pokegama Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Pokegama Lake, 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, and fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring at Pokegama Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Pokegama Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Pokegama 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 most casting at Pokegama Lake, while a second rod with enough line and weight to reach deep water is useful for togue.
At Pokegama 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 Pokegama Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Pokegama 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.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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