Island Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Lake · Minnesota · Arago, 2.6 mi away

Island Lake, Minnesota: Northern Pike. 90.5% of it is 48 feet deep or less. 1 trailer ramp. At least 60 ft deep.

Island Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye 1

Lake

Surface area: 530 acres0.8 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 60 ftdeep
Fish species: 14
Access points: 1
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Arago2.6 mi

Water claritynow 11.7 ft

Island Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Black Bullhead, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Black Crappie
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Island Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Island Lake covers 530 acres in Minnesota, across Hubbard County. It is a lake: 90.5% of it is 48 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 14 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. 90.5% of the water is 48 feet or shallower. We hold 62 depth contour lines for this water.

Black bear on the shore of Floating Island Lake (54534167704).jpg — YellowstoneNPS · Public domain

0–3 ft: 7.8% of the water
3–6 ft: 8.7% of the water
6–9 ft: 8.4% of the water
9–12 ft: 9.8% of the water
12–15 ft: 7.7% of the water
15–18 ft: 7.5% of the water
18–21 ft: 8.9% of the water
21–24 ft: 5.2% of the water
24–27 ft: 3.9% of the water
27–30 ft: 3.5% of the water
30–33 ft: 3% of the water
33–36 ft: 3.8% of the water
36–39 ft: 4.5% of the water
39–42 ft: 3.3% of the water
42–45 ft: 2.5% of the water
45–48 ft: 2% of the water
48–51 ft: 2.1% of the water
51–54 ft: 1.7% of the water
54–57 ft: 1.7% of the water
57–60 ft: 4.2% of the 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.
Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
Shorthead Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Bluegill, Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 7.9–14.9 feet on our readings, averaging 10.9 feet, from 74 readings. Our water temperature readings average 65°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 38°F and the warmest is 81°F; the warmest monthly average is 73°F. These readings span 2017–2025.

Black bear walks along Floating Island Lake (54533983211).jpg — YellowstoneNPS · Public domain

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

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

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.

Floating Island Lake (51528626085).jpg — YellowstoneNPS · Public domain

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.