Pie Lake Fishing in Lake County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Pie Lake is a Lake County water, in Minnesota. It sits at 1,900 feet above sea level. Roughly 59 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.3 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Compared with other Minnesota water on our list, it sits high. Grand Marais lies 31 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 84 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Pie Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Lake County include white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Pie Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 64°F and January near 4°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Expect Pie Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Frederick Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Pie Lake.