Lake Irene fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Black Bullhead, White Sucker, Black Crappie, Bluegill
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Irene Lake (E) Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Lake Irene covers 644 acres in Minnesota, across Douglas County. It is a lake: 98.7% of it is 36 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 40 feet (12.2 m). Our records hold 15 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.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.

Also recorded here: Cisco, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 40 ft (12.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 98.7% of the water is 36 feet or shallower. We hold 43 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 11.7% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 4.7% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 3.9% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 3.3% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 3.3% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 3.4% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 3.6% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 4.1% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 6.8% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 8% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 34–36 ft: 9.7% of the water
  • 36–38 ft: 1.2% of the water

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.

Lake Irene Rocky Mountain National Park 2024.jpg
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
  • Irene Lake (E) Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • Irene Lake (N) Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. 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.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 5.9–18 feet on our readings, averaging 11.2 feet, from 77 readings. Our water temperature readings average 68°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8. These readings span 2017–2025.

What is hard here

Clarity swings from 5.9 to 18 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. 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.