Pokegama Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Burbot
Boat: 2 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Pokegama Lake (N) Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Pokegama Lake covers 2,057 acres in Minnesota, across Pine County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 20 feet (6.1 m). Our records hold 22 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.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Channel Catfish — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Freshwater Drum — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Burbot — Feeding water: 40–50°F.

Also recorded here: Golden Redhorse, Black Bullhead, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, White Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 20 ft (6.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 70 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–1 ft: 28.8% of the water
  • 1–3 ft: 4.2% of the water
  • 3–5 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 5–7 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 7–9 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 9–11 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 11–13 ft: 9% of the water
  • 13–15 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 15–17 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 17–19 ft: 10% of the water
  • 19–20 ft: 10.5% of the water

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 1.5–4 feet on our readings, averaging 2.7 feet, from 95 readings. Our water temperature readings average 71°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.2. These readings span 2017–2025.

2 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 2 trailer ramps.

  • Pokegama Lake (N) Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.
  • Pokegama Lake (S) Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. DNR Division of Parks and Trails.

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 2 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.

What is hard here

Only 2 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.