Fishing Peterson Lake in Chisago County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Peterson Lake is a Chisago County water, in Minnesota. The setting is mixed forest on every side. At roughly 17 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Chisago County are larger. Shafer lies 1.9 miles from the water. It is 33 miles to Saint Paul, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Peterson Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name largemouth bass, common carp and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. Peterson Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 71°F, the coldest about 11°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Peterson Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Bloom Lake, 0.6 miles away. Treat Peterson Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.