Big Lake
Big Lake (#09003200) is located in Carlton County Minnesota within Perch Lake Township. There is a state owned concrete ramp on NW side of lake off County Rd 112. Big Lake has a variety of habitats available to the angler from open, windswept gravel and rock to areas of heavy vegetation. Shorelines vary from areas with gentle slopes and shallow depths to areas with sharp drop-offs. Lake areas consist of shoals (sand bars) and submerged rocks.
Big Lake has a surface area of about 526.42 acres with 8.12 miles of shore length and a maximum depth of 25 feet. Approximately 440 acres of the lake is within the littoral zone (having a depth of less than 15 feet) and the water clarity averages 13.2 feet. Anglers can expect to find a variety of fish including black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, bullheads, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, white sucker, golden shiner.
