---
type: lake
name: "Perch Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Chisholm"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 344
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.67298
longitude: -92.99212
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "69093200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/perch-lake
---

# Perch Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Chisholm

- **Surface Area**: 344 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Perch Lake is a 344-acre lake near Chisholm in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around May 3, based on 10 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: May 3
- **Years of record**: 10
- **Earliest**: 2021-04-06
- **Latest**: 2022-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Side Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/side-lake) - 1.3 miles, 368 acres
- [Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sturgeon-lake) - 2.8 miles, 1,585 acres
- [Little Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-sturgeon-lake) - 2.9 miles, 272 acres
- [Shannon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/shannon-lake) - 3.1 miles, 133 acres
- [West Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/west-sturgeon-lake) - 3.8 miles, 117 acres
- [South Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/south-sturgeon-lake) - 4.2 miles, 204 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.67298,-92.99212)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69093200)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/perch-lake)*