Pine Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Lake · Minnesota · Giese, 2.9 mi away

Pine Lake, Minnesota: Northern Pike. 1 trailer ramp. At least 25 ft deep.

Pine Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye 1

Lake

Surface area: 376 acres0.6 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 25 ftmoderately deep
Fish species: 12
Access points: 1
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Giese2.9 mi

Water claritynow 6.3 ft

Pine Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

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

The lake

Pine Lake covers 376 acres in Minnesota, across Aitkin County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 25 feet (7.6 m). Our records hold 12 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.
Shorthead Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°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, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 25 ft (7.6 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 70 depth contour lines for this water.

0–2 ft: 1.5% of the water
2–4 ft: 5.2% of the water
4–6 ft: 6.1% of the water
6–8 ft: 6% of the water
8–10 ft: 5.9% of the water
10–12 ft: 5.9% of the water
12–14 ft: 6.1% of the water
14–16 ft: 6.8% of the water
16–18 ft: 7.8% of the water
18–20 ft: 10.5% of the water
20–22 ft: 10.6% of the water
22–24 ft: 10.5% of the water
24–25 ft: 17.1% of the water

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 3–8.5 feet on our readings, averaging 5.8 feet, from 231 readings. Our water temperature readings average 67°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.9. These readings span 2017–2025.

Fall foliage and pine trees along shore of White Pine Lake in Lutsen, Minnesota (53232293873).jpg — Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States · CC BY 2.0

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

Pine Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. 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.