Spring Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

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

The lake

Spring Lake covers 589 acres in Minnesota, across Scott County. It is a lake: 91% of it is 30 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 35 feet (10.7 m). Our records hold 14 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.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • White Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Black Crappie — Feeding water: 65–75°F.

Also recorded here: Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Common Carp.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 35 ft (10.7 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91% of the water is 30 feet or shallower. We hold 30 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 4.3% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 6.4% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 7.4% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 7.5% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 7.1% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 4.7% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 3.9% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 2.9% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 3.3% of the water
  • 34–35 ft: 3% of the water

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 2.6–9.5 feet on our readings, averaging 5.7 feet, from 120 readings. Our water temperature readings average 69°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 32°F and the warmest is 82°F; the warmest monthly average is 78°F. pH averages 8.3. These readings span 2016–2025.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Spring 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

Clarity swings from 2.6 to 9.5 feet between our readings — the water you meet is not the water someone photographed. 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.