Pleasant Lake is a lake in Minnesota, near St. Louis County.
Pleasant Lake near 47.3922, -92.4907 is a lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Pleasant Lake covers about 335 acres, reaches a recorded 33 feet and holds about 5,066 acre-feet.
Pleasant Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Pleasant Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bluntnose minnow, brown bullhead, burbot, common shiner, creek chub, golden shiner, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Pleasant Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Pleasant 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 Pleasant Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Pleasant Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Pleasant Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads.
At Pleasant Lake, use a small jig, worm or tiny crankbait around rock and firm shorelines for rock bass.
For other cold-water fish at Pleasant Lake, fish a glow jig or natural bait close to bottom after dark for burbot.
Spring at Pleasant 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 Pleasant Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Pleasant 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 Pleasant Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Pleasant 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 Pleasant Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Pleasant 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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