Perry Lake, Minnesota: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Perry Lake sits in Crow Wing County, out in Minnesota. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. At about 156 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 2.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The town to know is Crosslake, 8.1 miles out. Minneapolis is the closest city, 117 miles away. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Perry Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name largemouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Perry Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 7°F to 68°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Perry Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Bullhead Lake at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Perry Lake should be assumed from this page alone.