Pleasant Lake Fishing near Crosslake, Minnesota

• Overview

  Minnesota holds Pleasant Lake, in Crow Wing County. The surface lies 1,234 feet up. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Crow Wing County. Crosslake sits 1.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Minneapolis is 124 miles off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Pleasant Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. County-wide records name largemouth bass, bluegill and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work Pleasant Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 69°F at the top of summer and 7°F at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Pleasant Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Pecks Puddle, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Pleasant Lake before loading the car.