Minnesota Lake File

Pickerel Lake — Becker County, MN

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Fish species

• black bullhead
• black crappie
• bluegill
• brown bullhead
• hybrid sunfish
• largemouth bass
• muskellunge
• northern pike
• pumpkinseed
• rock bass
• walleye
• white sucker
• yellow bullhead
• yellow perch

Latest DNR survey (2025-07-07)

Species	CPUE	Avg lbs
BRB	0.22	0.76
NOP	18.67	2.10
BLC	1.00	0.33
WTS	0.67	3.21
WAE	2.78	2.29
PMK	1.22	0.17
YEB	10.78	0.67
HSF	0.11	0.58
BLG	26.67	0.26
YEP	2.67	0.07

CPUE = catch per unit effort in the DNR's nets. Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder.

Public access

There is a marked asphalt parking lot with room for approximately 6-8 rigs.

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