Pine Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, White Sucker

Target species: Northern Pike, Walleye, White Sucker, Bluegill, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed

The lake

Pine Lake covers 446 acres in Minnesota, across St. Louis County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 10 feet (3 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 10 ft (3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 41 depth contour lines for this water.

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
  • 0–1 ft: 5.2% of the water
  • 1–2 ft: 5.6% of the water
  • 2–3 ft: 5.9% of the water
  • 3–4 ft: 5.7% of the water
  • 4–5 ft: 6.1% of the water
  • 5–6 ft: 7% of the water
  • 6–7 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 7–8 ft: 6% of the water
  • 8–9 ft: 5.7% of the water
  • 9–10 ft: 45.7% of the water

Ramps and access

On this water we hold 1 shore access point.

Shore access for bank fishing

  • Pine Lake Public Water Access Site — 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.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 66°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.4. These readings span 2019–2020. The latest reading is from 2020, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.

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.