Eagle Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

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

The lake

Eagle Lake covers 897 acres in Minnesota, across Otter Tail County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 40 feet (12.2 m). Our records hold 10 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.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Also recorded here: Green Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 40 ft (12.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 67 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 1% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 2.9% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 3% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 2.5% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 2.4% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 2.2% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 2.2% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 2.4% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 2.6% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 3.4% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 4.8% of the water
  • 34–36 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 36–38 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 38–40 ft: 42.7% of the water

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Eagle Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. Eagle Lake Township.

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 17–28.9 feet on our readings, averaging 22.8 feet, from 45 readings. Our water temperature readings average 69°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2017–2025.

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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.