Lake Waconia fishing: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Muskellunge

Target species: Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Walleye, Black Crappie, Bigmouth Buffalo, Freshwater Drum
Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep for Largemouth Bass
Second window: May, Jun, Sep, Oct for Northern Pike
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Lake Waconia - East, Public Water Access Site, 3 lanes.

The lake

Lake Waconia covers 3,078 acres in Minnesota, across Carver County. It is a lake: 94.5% of it is 26 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 35 feet (10.7 m). Our records hold 15 species for this water.

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7 target fish, led by Largemouth Bass

  • Largemouth Bass — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
  • Northern Pike — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Muskellunge — Best months: Jun, Sep.
  • Walleye — Best months: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
  • Black Crappie — Best months: Jun, Sep.
  • Bigmouth Buffalo — Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug.
  • Freshwater Drum — Best months: Jun, Sep.

Also recorded here: Black Bullhead, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

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Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 35 ft (10.7 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 94.5% of the water is 26 feet or shallower. We hold 52 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–2 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 10% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 8.2% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 1.6% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 1.2% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 0.9% of the water
  • 34–35 ft: 0.6% of the water

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 66°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 33°F and the warmest is 82°F; the warmest monthly average is 77°F. pH averages 8.6. These readings span 2016–2025.

3 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 3 trailer ramps.

  • Lake Waconia - East, Public Water Access Site — 3 lanes, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • Lake Waconia - South, Public Water Access Site — 2 lanes, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • Lake Waconia, Lakeview Terrace 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.

What is hard here

Winter water drops to 35°F, and the warm-water species stop feeding well before you do.

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.