Fishing at Peerless Lake, Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Peerless Lake sits in Lake County, out in Minnesota. The surroundings are lake country bush. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Lake County are larger. The nearest town is Ely, 32 miles away. Thunder Bay sits 98 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Peerless Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, rainbow trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Peerless Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 64°F in July and bottoms out near 5°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Peerless Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Warbler Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Peerless Lake should be assumed from this page alone.