Hungry Jack Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

Target species: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish

The lake

Hungry Jack Lake covers 463 acres in Minnesota, across Cook County. It is a lake: 90.4% of it is 40 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 70 feet (21.3 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 70 ft (21.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 90.4% of the water is 40 feet or shallower. We hold 35 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–5 ft: 10% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 17% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 14.1% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 13.2% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 11.5% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 14.2% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 3.6% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 2.7% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 2.4% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 2.9% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 1.3% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 0.3% of the water

7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
  • Green Sunfish — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Ramps and access

On this water we hold 2 shore access points.

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Shore access for bank fishing

  • Hungry Jack Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. U.S. Forest Service.
  • West Bearskin Lake Public Water Access Site — U.S. Forest Service.

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.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 65°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2017–2025.

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.