Andrew Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Freshwater Drum, Black Bullhead, White Sucker, Black Crappie
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Andrew Lake (N) Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Andrew Lake covers 751 acres in Minnesota, across Kandiyohi County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 25 feet (7.6 m). Our records hold 15 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Freshwater Drum — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Andrew Lake Sunset - Dock at Sibley State Park - Minnesota.jpg
Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 25 ft (7.6 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 35 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 5% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 5.7% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 9.5% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 13.5% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 11.7% of the water
  • 24–25 ft: 18.7% of the water

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.

Andrew Lake Canoe Sunset - Sibley State Park, Minnesota (35242187402).jpg
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Lake (N) Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • Andrew Lake (S) Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 2 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 5.9–12.4 feet on our readings, averaging 9.1 feet, from 65 readings. Our water temperature readings average 71°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.5. These readings span 2016–2025.

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Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0

What is hard here

Only 2 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • Minnesota DNR — Minnesota DNR: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • Minnesota DNR — Minnesota DNR: reported depths: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.