Kjostad Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker, Black Crappie, Bluegill

The lake

Kjostad Lake covers 444 acres in Minnesota, across St. Louis County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 50 feet (15.2 m). Our records hold 9 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.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Rock Bass, Yellow Perch.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 50 ft (15.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 45 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–3 ft: 13.9% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 9.3% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 11% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 12.1% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 8.2% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 6% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 3.6% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 3.3% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 2% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 2.1% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 2.2% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 2.3% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 2.5% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 48–50 ft: 10.4% of the water

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 73°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. These readings span 2022–2025.

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.