Dumbbell Lake fishing: Muskellunge, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

Target species: Muskellunge, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Dumbbell Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Dumbbell Lake covers 415 acres in Minnesota, across Lake County. It is a lake: 91.8% of it is 24 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 30 feet (9.1 m). Our records hold 6 species for this water.

6 target fish, led by Muskellunge

  • Muskellunge — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 30 ft (9.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.8% of the water is 24 feet or shallower. We hold 55 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 15.3% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 7.9% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 10.5% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 9.3% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 1.3% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 5.8% of the water

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 66°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.7. These readings span 2017–2025.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Dumbbell Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. U.S. Forest Service.

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

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.