Pakwene Lake Fishing Guide, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Pakwene Lake falls in Saint Louis County, part of Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,398 feet. The water measures roughly 23 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Roughly 0.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Our Saint Louis County list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Ely, 17 miles out. It is 117 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Pakwene Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Anyone new to Pakwene Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 65°F, the coldest about 3°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Pakwene Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 1 takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Gypo Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Pakwene Lake as something to verify.