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Weekend fishing itinerary near St. Cloud
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Weekend fishing itinerary near St. Cloud

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of St. Cloud. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Grand Lake

Start the day on Grand Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Grand Lake is a 21-minute drive from downtown St. Cloud. Launch at Grand Lake Public Water Access Site, the public ramp on Grand Lake closest to downtown (≈ 12.7 mi). Public access on Grand Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 30 ft. Recorded here: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin.

Grand Lake121 min · 15.9 mi
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Grand Lake

Stearns

Grand Lake Public Water Access Site13

max 30 ft · surveyed

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From Grand Lake Public Water Access Site to Pelican Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site: 55 min by road (39.7 mi).

Evening: Pelican Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site

End the day at Pelican Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site — no boat needed.

Pelican Lake is a 37-minute drive from downtown St. Cloud. Pelican Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site: shore access on Pelican Lake, ≈ 30.4 mi from downtown. Public access on Pelican Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 10 ft. Recorded here: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Northern Pike, and White Sucker.

Pelican Lake237 min · 32.7 mi
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Pelican Lake

Wright

Pelican Lake (SW) Public Water Access Site4

max 10 ft · surveyed

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Day 2

Morning: Elk Lake

Start the day on Elk Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Elk Lake is a 22-minute drive from downtown St. Cloud. Launch at Elk Lake Public Water Access Site, the public ramp on Elk Lake closest to downtown (≈ 12.6 mi). Public access on Elk Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 5 ft. Recorded here: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.

Elk Lake322 min · 16.5 mi
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Elk Lake

Sherburne

Elk Lake Public Water Access Site16

max 5 ft · surveyed

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From Elk Lake Public Water Access Site to Pearl Lake Public Water Access Site: 55 min by road (24 mi).

Evening: Pearl Lake

End the day on Pearl Lake.

Pearl Lake is a 25-minute drive from downtown St. Cloud. Launch at Pearl Lake Public Water Access Site, the public ramp on Pearl Lake closest to downtown (≈ 12.9 mi). Public access on Pearl Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 15 ft. Recorded here: Northern Pike, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.

Pearl Lake425 min · 16 mi
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Pearl Lake

Stearns

Pearl Lake Public Water Access Site13

max 15 ft · surveyed

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When the fish bite here

Northern Pike bites well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the St. Cloud fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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