Sixmile Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Lake · Minnesota · Bena / Bina', 3.9 mi away

Sixmile Lake, Minnesota: Northern Pike. 91.4% of it is 51 feet deep or less. 1 trailer ramp. At least 60 ft deep.

Lake

Surface area: 1,303 acres2 mi²from the mapped waterbody polygon; varies with water level
Maximum depth: 60 ftdeep
Fish species: 14
Access points: 1
Access: open to the public
Nearest town: Bena / Bina'3.9 mi

Dissolved oxygennow 8.7 mg/L

Sixmile Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

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

The lake

Sixmile Lake covers 1,303 acres in Minnesota, across Cass County. It is a lake: 91.4% of it is 51 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 60 feet (18.3 m). Our records hold 14 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 60 ft (18.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.4% of the water is 51 feet or shallower. We hold 41 depth contour lines for this water.

0–3 ft: 16.5% of the water
3–6 ft: 11.6% of the water
6–9 ft: 7.5% of the water
9–12 ft: 6.1% of the water
12–15 ft: 4.6% of the water
15–18 ft: 4.4% of the water
18–21 ft: 4.9% of the water
21–24 ft: 4.2% of the water
24–27 ft: 4.2% of the water
27–30 ft: 5.8% of the water
30–33 ft: 5.2% of the water
33–36 ft: 3.1% of the water
36–39 ft: 2.9% of the water
39–42 ft: 3.5% of the water
42–45 ft: 2.9% of the water
45–48 ft: 2.2% of the water
48–51 ft: 1.8% of the water
51–54 ft: 1.7% of the water
54–57 ft: 1.7% of the water
57–60 ft: 5.1% of the 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: Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 67°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 48°F and the warmest is 76°F; the warmest monthly average is 73°F. pH averages 8.3. These readings span 2022–2025.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

Six Mile Lake, Campground Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. Tribe.

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.