East Bearskin Lake fishing: Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass

Lake · Minnesota · Grand Marais, 20.2 mi away

East Bearskin Lake, Minnesota: Smallmouth Bass. 91.4% of it is 42 feet deep or less. 1 trailer ramp. At least 60 ft deep.

Lake

Surface area: 574 acres0.9 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 60 ftdeep
Fish species: 11
Access points: 2
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Grand Marais20.2 mi

Water claritynow 12.2 ft

East Bearskin Lake fishing: Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass

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

The lake

East Bearskin Lake covers 574 acres in Minnesota, across Cook County. It is a lake: 91.4% of it is 42 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 11 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. 91.4% of the water is 42 feet or shallower. We hold 106 depth contour lines for this water.

East Bearskin Lake, Gunflint Trail, Minnesota in Summer (40883914201).jpg — Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0

0–3 ft: 4.4% of the water
3–6 ft: 11.4% of the water
6–9 ft: 13.8% of the water
9–12 ft: 15.9% of the water
12–15 ft: 8.8% of the water
15–18 ft: 8.4% of the water
18–21 ft: 6.2% of the water
21–24 ft: 4.7% of the water
24–27 ft: 4.3% of the water
27–30 ft: 3% of the water
30–33 ft: 2.8% of the water
33–36 ft: 2.6% of the water
36–39 ft: 2.5% of the water
39–42 ft: 2.6% of the water
42–45 ft: 2.1% of the water
45–48 ft: 1.8% of the water
48–51 ft: 1.7% of the water
51–54 ft: 1.5% of the water
54–57 ft: 0.9% of the water
57–60 ft: 0.5% of the water

7 target fish, led by Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
Lake Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.

Also recorded here: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

East Bearskin Lake Campground, Gunflint Trail, Minnesota (27010292278).jpg — Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0

East Bearskin Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. U.S. Forest Service. website fs.usda.gov/recarea/superior/recreation/recarea/?recid=36977 · hours: Open 24 hours/day

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

Our water temperature readings average 72°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2017–2024.

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.