Crooked Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, White Sucker

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, White Sucker, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at East Crooked Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Crooked Lake covers 290 acres in Minnesota, across Hubbard County. It is a lake: 90.5% of it is 14 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 30 feet (9.1 m). Our records hold 8 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.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Also recorded here: Yellow Bullhead.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 30 ft (9.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 90.5% of the water is 14 feet or shallower. We hold 31 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 41.9% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 13.7% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 14.3% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 12.2% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 3.4% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 2.2% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 1.6% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 1.5% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 1.3% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 1.1% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 0.9% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 0.8% of the water

3 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 3 trailer ramps.

  • East Crooked Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • Middle Crooked Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • West Crooked Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. On West Crooked, Hubbard County.

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 3 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

Our water temperature readings average 72°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.2. These readings span 2017–2025.

What is hard here

With 90.5% of the water 14 feet or less, low level turns the flats into hazards.

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.