Farm Island Lake fishing: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, White Sucker
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Farm Island Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Farm Island Lake covers 1,973 acres in Minnesota, across Aitkin County. It is a lake: 92.1% of it is 33 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 50 feet (15.2 m). Our records hold 17 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Bigmouth Buffalo — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.

Also recorded here: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 50 ft (15.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 92.1% of the water is 33 feet or shallower. We hold 103 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–3 ft: 12.8% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 7.9% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 7.9% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 7.5% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 8.6% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 10.8% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 0.5% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 0.6% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 0.6% of the water
  • 48–50 ft: 0.8% of the water

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 6.9–16.5 feet on our readings, averaging 11.2 feet, from 102 readings. Our water temperature readings average 69°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.2. These readings span 2016–2025.

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2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.

  • Farm Island Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • Farm Island North Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 2 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.

What is hard here

Only 2 public ramps are 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.