Pancore Lake
Cook County, Minnesota
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How big is Pancore Lake?
How deep is Pancore Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Pancore Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Creek Chub, Splake and White Sucker.
What are the closest cities to Pancore Lake?
Are there places to stay in the Pancore Lake area?
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Are there places to eat and drink near Pancore Lake?
History & Status of the Fishery
Pancore Lake is a designated stream trout lake, currently managed for Splake. This targeted survey was done to measure late-summer temperature-oxygen conditions to determine whether they might be limiting to Splake, which are believed to have habitat requirements similar to those for Brook Trout. Optimal conditions for Brook Trout are water temperatures of 68 F or less, with at least 5.0 ppm dissolved oxygen. Water temperatures over 68 F are stressful, and prolonged exposure to those higher temperatures can result in slower growth, particularly among larger fish. Exposure to water temperatures over 77 F can be lethal.
Measurements in Pancore Lake on August 23 2016 indicated optimal conditions for Splake were present, but were limited to a narrow band of depths (about 19-20 feet). Waters at shallower depths would have been stressfully warm, while deeper waters lacked sufficient dissolved oxygen. While not lethal, warm waters observed in 2016 could have resulted in stress responses, including slower growth, among Splake in this lake. Effects of warm surface waters may have been reduced by the apparent persistence through the summer of at least some waters offering a cool-water refuge.
Are there any state parks near Pancore Lake?
For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Pancore Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Screech Lake | 2.0 mi | 17 | |
| Missouri Lake | 2.5 mi | 24 | 4 ft |
| Manymoon Lake | 2.9 mi | 24 | 7 ft |
| Anderson Lake | 3.1 mi | 15 | |
| Frisk Lake | 3.2 mi | 17 | |
| Rice Lake | 3.2 mi | 223 | 10 ft |
| White Pine Lake | 3.5 mi | 346 | 10 ft |
| Anderson Lake | 3.6 mi | 13 | 6 ft |
| Tack Lake | 3.7 mi | 12 | |
| Silver Lake | 3.9 mi | 22 | 6 ft |
