Bald Eagle Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Walleye, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill
Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct for Northern Pike
Second window: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep for Largemouth Bass
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Bald Eagle Lake Public Water Access Site, 2 lanes.

The lake

Bald Eagle Lake covers 1,062 acres in Minnesota, across 3 counties: Ramsey, Washington and Anoka. It is a lake: 91% of it is 24 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 35 feet (10.7 m). Our records hold 14 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Largemouth Bass — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
  • Muskellunge — Best months: Jun, Aug, Sep.
  • Walleye — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Black Bullhead — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug.
  • Black Crappie — Best months: Jun, Aug, Sep.
  • Bluegill — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug.

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

Bald Eagle Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge South Dakota (52891065307).jpg
USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 35 ft (10.7 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91% of the water is 24 feet or shallower. We hold 60 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 7.6% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 8.6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 8.1% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 8.8% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 9.2% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 9% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 9.4% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 8.6% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 8.2% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 5% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 3.9% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 1.7% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 1.5% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 34–35 ft: 0.3% of the water

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 3.9–12.1 feet on our readings, averaging 7.2 feet, from 309 readings. Our water temperature readings average 69°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 34°F and the warmest is 83°F; the warmest monthly average is 76°F. pH averages 8.1. These readings span 2017–2025.

Immature Bald Eagle Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge South Dakota (53380553620).jpg
USFWS Mountain Prairie · Public domain

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Bald Eagle Lake Public Water Access Site — 2 lanes, restrooms. Ramsey County.

The place listed has no fee or opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

What is hard here

Clarity swings from 3.9 to 12.1 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. Only 1 public ramp is 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.
  • 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.