Borden Lake fishing: Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass

Lake · Minnesota · Garrison, 2.3 mi away

Borden Lake, Minnesota: Muskellunge. 91.9% of it is 45 feet deep or less. At least 80 ft deep.

Lake

Surface area: 1,022 acres1.6 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 80 ftdeep
Fish species: 15
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Garrison2.3 mi

Water claritynow 9.8 ft

Borden Lake fishing: Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass

Target species: Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill

The lake

Borden Lake covers 1,022 acres in Minnesota, across Crow Wing County. It is a lake: 91.9% of it is 45 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 80 feet (24.4 m). Our records hold 15 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 80 ft (24.4 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.9% of the water is 45 feet or shallower. We hold 71 depth contour lines for this water.

0–5 ft: 7.5% of the water
5–10 ft: 13% of the water
10–15 ft: 18.6% of the water
15–20 ft: 15.5% of the water
20–25 ft: 12% of the water
25–30 ft: 8.4% of the water
30–35 ft: 6.3% of the water
35–40 ft: 5.5% of the water
40–45 ft: 5.1% of the water
45–50 ft: 4.6% of the water
50–55 ft: 1.5% of the water
55–60 ft: 0.7% of the water
60–65 ft: 0.5% of the water
65–70 ft: 0.4% of the water
70–75 ft: 0.4% of the water
75–80 ft: 0.1% of the water

7 target fish, led by Muskellunge

Muskellunge — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 8.9–13.1 feet on our readings, averaging 11 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. These readings span 2017–2025.

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.