Pike Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near St. Louis County.
Pike Lake near 46.8665, -92.2999 is a lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Pike Lake covers about 488 acres, reaches a recorded 60 feet and holds about 12,501 acre-feet.
Pike Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Pike Lake include black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, common shiner, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.
For bass at Pike Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Pike 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 Pike Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Pike Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
At Pike Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
Spring at Pike Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall at Pike Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Pike 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 Pike Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Pike 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 Pike Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Pike 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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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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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.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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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.