Moose Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Moose Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

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

The lake

Moose Lake covers 599 acres in Minnesota, across Beltrami County. It is a lake: 93.9% of it is 39 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 11 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. 93.9% of the water is 39 feet or shallower. We hold 59 depth contour lines for this water.

• 0–3 ft: 14.2% of the water
• 3–6 ft: 8.7% of the water
• 6–9 ft: 7.9% of the water
• 9–12 ft: 7.2% of the water
• 12–15 ft: 6.8% of the water
• 15–18 ft: 6.9% of the water
• 18–21 ft: 6.9% of the water
• 21–24 ft: 7.6% of the water
• 24–27 ft: 7.1% of the water
• 27–30 ft: 5.7% of the water
• 30–33 ft: 4.9% of the water
• 33–36 ft: 4.7% of the water
• 36–39 ft: 5.3% of the water
• 39–42 ft: 1.8% of the water
• 42–45 ft: 1.3% of the water
• 45–48 ft: 1.1% of the water
• 48–51 ft: 1% of the water
• 51–54 ft: 0.5% of the water
• 54–57 ft: 0.3% 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.
• White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
• Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
• Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
• Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

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 41°F and the warmest is 78°F; the warmest monthly average is 77°F. pH averages 8.3. These readings span 2017–2025.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

• Moose Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. 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.

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.