Pickerel Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near Hubbard County.
Pickerel Lake near 47.0387, -94.9957 is a lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota. Pickerel Lake covers about 310 acres, reaches a recorded 26 feet and holds about 2,068 acre-feet.
Pickerel Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Pickerel Lake include banded killifish, black bullhead, black crappie, blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brook stickleback, brown bullhead, central mudminnow, golden shiner, iowa darter, johnny darter, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Pickerel Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Pickerel 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 Pickerel Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Pickerel 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 Pickerel Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
At Pickerel Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Spring at Pickerel 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 Pickerel Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Pickerel 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 Pickerel Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for pike or muskellunge.
At Pickerel 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 Pickerel Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Pickerel 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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