McFarland Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

Lake · Minnesota · Suomi, 13.4 mi away

McFarland Lake, Minnesota: Northern Pike. 91% of it is 32 feet deep or less. 2 trailer ramps. At least 40 ft deep.

Lake

Surface area: 380 acres0.6 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 40 ftdeep
Fish species: 7
Access points: 3
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Suomi13.4 mi

Water claritynow 17.2 ft

McFarland Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

Target species: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Burbot, Lake Whitefish, White Sucker, Yellow Perch
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Little John Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

McFarland Lake covers 380 acres in Minnesota, across Cook County. It is a lake: 91% of it is 32 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 40 feet (12.2 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

Border Route Trail - Trailhead at McFarland Lake, Arrowhead Trail, Minnesota in Autumn (43981931834).jpg — Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0

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.
Burbot — Feeding water: 40–50°F.
Lake Whitefish — Feeding water: 40–55°F.
White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 40 ft (12.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91% of the water is 32 feet or shallower. We hold 62 depth contour lines for this water.

0–2 ft: 19.6% of the water
2–4 ft: 6.1% of the water
4–6 ft: 5.9% of the water
6–8 ft: 6.4% of the water
8–10 ft: 7.5% of the water
10–12 ft: 4.1% of the water
12–14 ft: 3.9% of the water
14–16 ft: 3.8% of the water
16–18 ft: 3.6% of the water
18–20 ft: 3.5% of the water
20–22 ft: 3.5% of the water
22–24 ft: 3.6% of the water
24–26 ft: 3.9% of the water
26–28 ft: 4.7% of the water
28–30 ft: 8.2% of the water
30–32 ft: 2.7% of the water
32–34 ft: 2.2% of the water
34–36 ft: 1.2% of the water
36–38 ft: 0.9% of the water
38–40 ft: 4.8% of the water

Water and conditions

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 44°F and the warmest is 85°F; the warmest monthly average is 72°F. pH averages 7.4. These readings span 2016–2025.

McFarland Lake on the Arrowhead Trail, Minnesota (44025626390).jpg — Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.

Little John Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. DNR Division of Parks and Trails. hours: Open 24 hours/day
McFarland Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. DNR Division of Forestry. hours: Open 24 hours/day

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.

What is hard here

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.