Moose Lake fishing: Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass

Target species: Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Burbot, White Sucker
Boat: 3 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Little Moose Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Moose Lake covers 1,269 acres in Minnesota, across Itasca County. It is a lake: 93.2% of it is 30 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 14 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. 93.2% of the water is 30 feet or shallower. We hold 51 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–3 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 3–6 ft: 6% of the water
  • 6–9 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 9–12 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 12–15 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 15–18 ft: 9.1% of the water
  • 18–21 ft: 17% of the water
  • 21–24 ft: 17.9% of the water
  • 24–27 ft: 11.1% of the water
  • 27–30 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 30–33 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 33–36 ft: 1.4% of the water
  • 36–39 ft: 1.1% of the water
  • 39–42 ft: 0.5% of the water
  • 42–45 ft: 0.2% of the water
  • 45–48 ft: 0.2% of the water
  • 48–51 ft: 0.2% of the water

7 target fish, led by Muskellunge

  • Muskellunge — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • 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.
  • Burbot — Feeding water: 40–50°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.

Also recorded here: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin.

3 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 3 trailer ramps.

  • Little Moose Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. Itasca County.
  • Moose Lake (S) Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. Itasca County.
  • Moose Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.

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.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 9.5–15.4 feet on our readings, averaging 12.6 feet, from 117 readings. Our water temperature readings average 70°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 55°F and the warmest is 79°F; the warmest monthly average is 77°F. pH averages 8.7. These readings span 2016–2025.

What is hard here

Only 3 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.