Pelican Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Otter Tail County.
Pelican Lake near 46.6994, -96.0206 is a lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Pelican Lake covers about 3,963 acres, reaches a recorded 61 feet and holds about 92,450 acre-feet.
Pelican Lake is too large to fish all at once, so pick one group of coves and points and stay there long enough to learn what the fish are using.
Fish reported from Pelican Lake include bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin, brown bullhead, cisco, common carp, freshwater drum, green sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Pelican 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 Pelican 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 Pelican Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Pelican 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 Pelican Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
Other choices at Pelican Lake include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum, and work a tough soft plastic or cut bait near weeds and wood for bowfin.
At Pelican Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Pelican Lake, use a tiny jig or small spoon at the depth where cisco are schooling.
Spring at Pelican Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Pelican Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Pelican 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 Pelican Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
At Pelican 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 Pelican Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Pelican 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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