Foot Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Bigmouth Buffalo, Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Black Bullhead
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Foot Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Foot Lake covers 519 acres in Minnesota, across Kandiyohi County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 7 feet (2.1 m). Our records hold 14 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.
  • Bigmouth Buffalo — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Freshwater Drum — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.

Also recorded here: White Sucker, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 7 ft (2.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 42 depth contour lines for this water.

Lake freighter James R. Barker.jpg
Pete Markham · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • 0–2 ft: 11.2% of the water
  • 2–3 ft: 9.1% of the water
  • 3–4 ft: 9.8% of the water
  • 4–5 ft: 11.6% of the water
  • 5–6 ft: 12% of the water
  • 6–7 ft: 46.4% of the water

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps and 1 shore access point.

  • Foot Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. Kandiyohi County.
  • Foot Lake, Co Rd 41 Public Water Access Site — 1 lane.

Shore access for bank fishing

  • Foot Lake Winter Access Public Water Access Site — 1 lane.

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.

Lake freighter Edgar B. Speer arriving at Two Harbors, Minnesota - March 2010.jpg
Pete Markham from Loretto, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 68°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.8. These readings span 2017–2025.

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.