Pixley Lake Fishing in Todd County, Minnesota

• Overview

  Pixley Lake lies in Todd County, in Minnesota. Height above sea level is 1,198 feet. Roughly 37 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Nearest place of any size is Sauk Centre, 11 miles away. The nearest city of size is Minneapolis, 94 miles away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Pixley Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Todd County names largemouth bass, bluegill and black crappie. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Pixley Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 9°F at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Pixley Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Trace Lake, 0.8 miles out. Confirm access to Pixley Lake locally before you travel.