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Was wondering if many of you have fished this lake. It is located just south/west of Grand Maris? I have a cabin rented late next month for the family and noticed the walleye count is very high on the DNR site. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide to help me target them.

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Anyone?

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Either this lake is a secret up there or no one ever fishes it?

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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Sorry it aint a secert up there. My grandfathers cabin is on Cnty road 7 and i spend alot of time on Pike Lake. Usally do well on walleyes but the small mouth fishing has been good the last few years for us. I like to fishing the evening bite with bobbers and leeches. I heard that Trout lake has a heck of rainbow bite going on at this time. There are some nice breaks along the north side and south side of the lake some small points is where i normally set up so the wind can drift the bobbers up on the break bring lots of jig heads and hooks northerns and rocks get me all the time. That should be a start i hope good luck

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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Its ok what weekend are you going to be up there again cause i could be around then.

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Thanks Monstermoose,

I have the third week in August reserved. Will be up there with the wife and kids. Let me know if your around that week as I may be able to sneak away for a few hours to do some serious fishing. Can't wait to get up there, I love that area of the state....

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Biggerfish - We used to go up almost every year while Pike Lake Resort was in business. Since they sold out we have not been up there. Where are you staying? Jake

  • 2 weeks later...
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A buddy of mine was up there last week. 1 walleye, lots of 7" - 10" perch, several smallies and pike. He's been fishing the lake for 30+ years - slowest walleye ever. FWIW

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Anglerjack,

It is a private cabin that I'm renting.

That is not good news about the Walleye......

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Yeah - 15 or twenty years ago we caught lots of walleyes in the evening - anchor on a drop and put out slip bobbers with a leech or jig and leech. Last time I was there (4 or 5 years ago) I tried every thing I could think of - caught one walleye. Lots of smallmouth action though. Still love the area - beautiful. Is the cabin you are renting available to others to rent or is it a family thing? If they rent it out, I would be interested in a name an number. Thanks and good luck, Jake

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ITS ONE OF THOSE LAKES THAT ARE VERY CLEAR, YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO SEE 20FT DOWN AND SEE BOTTOM. EVERY TIME WE FISHED THE LAKE, IT WAS IN JUNE AND THE FISHING WAS GREAT. (MY GRANDPARENTS KNEW THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE OLD RESORT) THE PUBLIC LANDING AT THE LAKE IS VERY SHALLOW, MIGHT WANT TO BRING YOUR WADERS. THERE USED TO BE SOME 1LB+ PERCH IN THE LAKE. ORIGINALLY THE LAKE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NORTHERNS IN IT, BUT ONE OF THE CONNECTING CREEKS OVERFLOWED AND THEY NOW HAVE PRETTY MUCH TAKEN CARE OF THE NICE PERCH. THERE IS A 12INCH MAX.ON SMALLMOUTH BASS ON THE LAKE.

GOODLUCK FISHING

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The eyes where hot a few years ago and word got out, and man they got pounded from openor till fall. The lake is best for eyes at night when theres a small chop. Smallies are all over the lake. I am on Pike Lake Rd.

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Wow,

Is there more than 1 launch on that lake? The only one I know of has very limited parking and well, the launch is quite bad. Are there any resorts on it? How about cabins, are there alot? Where could all these people come from and fish from? I believe this is a 900 acre lake.

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Thats all there is. There was talk of a new one but have heard zip lately.

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As far as I know there is still only one launch. 30 years ago there were two resorts - Pike Lake Resort and Wildwood Resort. Around 25 years ago Wildwood sold out as individual cabins. Jim and Jodi Daugherty ran Pike Lake Resort for quite a few years, then sold to their daughter and her husband. Around 5 or 6 years ago Marshal and Jill sold it - now it is individual cabins. I believe that one of them is available for rent. The Schliep family has a cabin that is available for rent. Other than that, there is no resort on the lake. There are quite a few cabins on the lake, but it doesn't seem that there is much boat traffic. The smallmouth size limit was eliminated last year. I have many fond memories of family times on Pike Lake. When Jim had the resort, we would rent all of the cabins for a week or two every year - great times and usually great fishing. Mybe the walleyes are still there - I saw on the DNR report that the last survey said the walleye population was the lowest since 1956. Maybe they will come back. I talked to a guy at the Grand Marais DNR who thought that the pike were what was being hard on the walleyes. Good luck and hope you have a great time! Jake

  • 1 month later...
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biggerfish - Just wondered if you are back and how you did? Jake

  • 2 weeks later...
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Anglerjake,

Just got back to the office after two weeks in the BWCA area. What a great place. We did alright, but I didn't get the line in the water as much as I wanted. My 4 year old caught a 17" Walleye the first day we were are the cabin. Unfortunatly I failed to find another on the rest of the week? The Smallmouth were a blast though. Caught several in the 4# + range.

I'm looking forward to next year already....

  • 7 months later...
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Thinking about making a quick guy trip last week of June for 3-4 days. Fishing normaly be any good for wallys and smallies that time of year on Pike? Thanks, Jake

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      My son got paid back for a good deed he did several years ago. He found a couple of expensive items at a boat ramp and called me asking what he should do.   I told him to bring them home because I was afraid if someone else found them, they might keep them. It was winter and nobody was around. This was when Facebook wasn't really popular yet, I was on several sites like this. First thing we did was make a big sign and posted it at the boat launch, then I posted it on all the forums I was on. Long story short, we never found the owner, but we sure tried. I know to this day, if either one of us found something, we'd do our best to get it back to the rightful owner.
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