Swan Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Burbot, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Swan Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Swan Lake covers 2,445 acres in Minnesota, across Itasca County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 65 feet (19.8 m). Our records hold 17 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 65 ft (19.8 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 53 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–5 ft: 15.5% of the water
  • 5–10 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 10–15 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 15–20 ft: 4.6% of the water
  • 20–25 ft: 3.7% of the water
  • 25–30 ft: 3.8% of the water
  • 30–35 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 35–40 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 40–45 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 45–50 ft: 6% of the water
  • 50–55 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 55–60 ft: 7.9% of the water
  • 60–65 ft: 19.9% 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.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Burbot — Feeding water: 40–50°F.
  • Shorthead Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Silver Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°F.

Also recorded here: White Sucker, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Cisco, Rock Bass, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead.

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 9–18 feet on our readings, averaging 13.5 feet, from 349 readings. Our water temperature readings average 67°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.5. These readings span 2017–2025.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Swan Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. 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

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.