Whitefish can be found in several of the deeper lakes in the area, however, most anglers don’t target them during the open water season. Some anglers do target whitefish through the ice.
Caribou Lake
There are 3 lakes named Caribou Lake in Cook County, Minnesota. This Caribou Lake is a carry-in lake with access by portage trails from Clearwater Lake, Pine Lake and Moon Lake. It is a decent-sized lake covering more than 460 acres. Anglers target walleye, northern pike and smallmouth bass. Whitefish are targeted through the ice in the winter.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
Pine Lake
Pine Lake covers more than 2,100 acres. It is a large portage lake with lots of deep water and excellent water clarity. It used to be a lake trout, northern pike lake, but it has turned into a very good smallmouth bass lake with some walleye, very low numbers of lake trout, lots of whitefish and some perch.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
Poplar Lake
Poplar Lake is 764 acre lake that is managed for walleye and northern pike. Crappie, whitefish, smallmouth bass and perch are here too.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
Saganaga Lake
Saganaga Lake is a large lake covering more than 18,766 acres. It is one of the best lakes to fish along the Gunflint Trail, especially if you are looking for big fish. It is known for its walleye fishery with big fish up to and above 28 inches caught fairly regularly. Some fish above 30 inches are caught here too.
Northern pike, smallmouth bass, lake trout and whitefish are here in good numbers too. Most anglers will catch small to medium-sized pike, but if you come here to target big pike, you can catch some very big fish with pike up to and above 40 inches swimming in these waters. Anglers report good fishing for smallmouth bass with some 4 to 5 pounds caught every year. Lake trout are here in good numbers too.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
Sea Gull Lake
Sea Gull Lake is a large lake covering almost 4,000 acres. It is a large, Canadian shield lake that has some very deep water. It is primarily managed for lake trout and walleye. Northern pike, smallmouth bass, whitefish and even some crappie are in the lake too.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
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