Pine Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Rock Bass, Pumpkinseed
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 260 acres in Minnesota, across Cass County. It is a lake: 90.9% of it is 22 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 25 feet (7.6 m). Our records hold 9 species for this water.

6 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Largemouth Bass — Feeding water: 65–85°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Also recorded here: Bowfin, 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. 90.9% of the water is 22 feet or shallower. We hold 20 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 18.6% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 12.5% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 10.5% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 8.1% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 5.9% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 6% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 24–25 ft: 4.7% of the water

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 68°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 54°F and the warmest is 78°F; the warmest monthly average is 74°F. pH averages 7.8. These readings span 2023–2024.

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. U.S. Forest Service. website fs.usda.gov/recarea/chippewa/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=26850&actid=78 · hours: Open 24 hours/day

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.