Clearwater Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Reservoir · Minnesota · Debs, 2.8 mi away

Clearwater Lake, Minnesota: Northern Pike. 92.4% of it is 51 feet deep or less. 1 trailer ramp. At least 60 ft deep.

Clearwater Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye 1

Clearwater Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye 2

Reservoir

Surface area: 989 acres1.5 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 60 ftdeep
Fish species: 13
Access points: 1
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Debs2.8 mi

Water claritynow 8.9 ft

Clearwater Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Black Crappie
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Clearwater Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Clearwater Lake covers 989 acres in Minnesota, across 2 counties: Clearwater and Beltrami. It is a lake: 92.4% of it is 51 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 13 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 60 ft (18.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.4% of the water is 51 feet or shallower. We hold 55 depth contour lines for this water.

Clearwater lake.jpg — Canbun · CC BY-SA 4.0

0–3 ft: 17.4% of the water
3–6 ft: 4.9% of the water
6–9 ft: 4.2% of the water
9–12 ft: 3.7% of the water
12–15 ft: 3% of the water
15–18 ft: 2.4% of the water
18–21 ft: 2.4% of the water
21–24 ft: 2.3% of the water
24–27 ft: 2.3% of the water
27–30 ft: 2.8% of the water
30–33 ft: 4% of the water
33–36 ft: 5.8% of the water
36–39 ft: 8.9% of the water
39–42 ft: 10% of the water
42–45 ft: 5% of the water
45–48 ft: 5.4% of the water
48–51 ft: 7.9% of the water
51–54 ft: 4.6% of the water
54–57 ft: 1.7% of the water
57–60 ft: 1.4% of the 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.
Shorthead Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
Silver Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Bluegill, Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Bullhead.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

Clearwater Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.

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.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 6.1–13 feet on our readings, averaging 9.8 feet, from 42 readings. Our water temperature readings average 70°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2017–2025.

What is hard here

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.