Fishing Pleasant Lake in Saint Louis County, Minnesota

• Overview

  The Saint Louis County end of Minnesota holds Pleasant Lake. Elevation runs to 1,332 feet. It measures some 339 acres, and wind has room to build across it. The outline measures near 4.7 miles, so local knowledge counts. It is among the larger waters listed here for Saint Louis County. Eveleth at 5.3 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 165 miles distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Pleasant Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Saint Louis County include yellow perch, northern pike, white sucker, rainbow trout and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Pleasant Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 4°F in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Pleasant Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Warren Lake, 0.8 miles out. Signs at Pleasant Lake carry more weight than any list.