North Twin Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Black Bullhead, White Sucker, Black Crappie, Bluegill

The lake

North Twin Lake covers 955 acres in Minnesota, across Mahnomen County. It is a lake: 96.2% of it is 13 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 15 feet (4.6 m). Our records hold 13 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: Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 15 ft (4.6 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 96.2% of the water is 13 feet or shallower. We hold 32 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 9.1% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 9% of the water
  • 4–5 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 5–6 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 6–7 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 7–8 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 8–9 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 9–10 ft: 9.8% of the water
  • 10–11 ft: 11.3% of the water
  • 11–12 ft: 16.4% of the water
  • 12–13 ft: 12.1% of the water
  • 13–15 ft: 3.8% of the water

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 69°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.3. These readings span 2017–2024.

What is hard here

With 96.2% of the water 13 feet or less, low level turns the flats into hazards.

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.