Pelican Lake
Pelican Lake is a good fishing lake right in the middle of Orr, Minnesota. This is a popular lake to stop at for a day for many anglers that are making the far drive from some of the states down south up into Canada. For those of you that plan on making a trip here for multiple days, there are a lot of fishing opportunities that will keep you busy here. The lake is known for its good bass fishing and panfish. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass have special regulations here and that has helped this lake become a very good lake for targeting quality-sized bass. You will find both species of fish here in fishable numbers. Most anglers target panfish on this lake. The crappie and bluegill fishery is very good here and it’s possible to fill a livewell with some nice-sized fish.
Northern pike fishing is also solid on this lake if you want to target them. Don’t expect to catch huge numbers of them here, but you will get some action if you fish for them. The fishing for walleye is tougher on this lake, but there are some walleye in the lake and some anglers do fish for them.
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Lake Vermilion (West End)
The west end of Lake Vermilion is about a 25 minute drive from Orr, Minnesota. This part of the lake has clearer water and is much better if you’re here during windy conditions. This end of the lake doesn’t have as much offshore structure as you will find on the east end, but there are still plenty of islands here to go along with bays, points, neckdowns and many other areas to fish. With the clearer water, the weeds grow deeper on this side of the lake. The west end is also known as being better for largemouth bass and crappie.
Go to our Lake Vermilion Fishing page to learn more about the fishing here.
Ban Lake
Ban Lake is a smaller lake covering 389 acres. The lake is located about 7 miles east of Orr, Minnesota. It is a shallow lake that is primarily managed for panfish. Bluegill, crappie and northern pike are here in good numbers, so if you want to catch some fish, you will definitely be able to do so on this lake. Perch, largemouth bass and walleye are here in low numbers.
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Elbow Lake
Elbow Lake is a Canadian shield lake with a lot of rock structure. The water is bog-stained and infertile. Because of this, the lake has low numbers of fish here, but there are walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, crappie and perch. This lake doesn’t receive a ton of fishing pressure.
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Kjostad Lake
Kjostad Lake is a 438 acre lake that is located about 12 miles east of Orr, Minnesota. This lake has some deep water with a maximum depth of 50 feet. It supports a pretty diverse fishery and gets little angling pressure. Smallmouth bass are here in decent numbers. Largemouth bass are limited. Northern pike and walleye are here in low numbers, but there are some very big fish here. Bluegill, crappie and perch round out the panfish fishery.
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Moose Lake
Moose Lake is a 929 acre lake located about 2 miles northeast of Orr, Minnesota. It is a shallow lake with a maximum depth of only 10 feet. Even with its shallow waters, this lake tends to be a very productive lake on most year. With the shallow water, you do have to worry about large fish kills on this lake in the winter, so it can be an inconsistent fishery. Between winter fish kills, this lake does put together some good spawns and quickly becomes productive again for a variety of fish. Anglers target northern pike, walleye, bluegill, crappie and perch. Walleye are stocked here to maintain a fishable population for anglers.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
Myrtle Lake
Myrtle Lake is an 876 acre lake about 8 miles east of Orr, Minnesota. This lake has a maximum depth of 20 feet with most of the lake less than 15 feet deep. There are good numbers of bluegill, crappie and perch in the lake. Anglers also target largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye.
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Swan Lake
Swan Lake is a small, shallow lake located about 4.5 miles north-northwest of Orr, Minnesota. Covering only 86 acres with only a maximum depth of 11 feet, most anglers won’t bother with coming here to fish. Small lakes like this are prone to large winter fish kills, however, since this lake is connected to Pelican Lake, which helps it become repopulated quicker. There are good numbers of crappie to go along with some bluegill, perch, largemouth bass and northern pike.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
Winchester Lake
Winchester is a 319 acre lake located about 12 miles east of Orr, Minnesota. It is a smaller lake, but it has good depth with steep drop-offs and a maximum depth of 50 feet. Winchester Lake is managed for lake trout. There are some other species of fish here too, but in very low numbers.
MN DNR Lake Information Report
