Tenmile Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Lake Whitefish, White Sucker
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Ten Mile Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Tenmile Lake covers 5,051 acres in Minnesota, across Cass County. It is a lake: 93% of it is 120 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 200 feet (61 m). Our records hold 15 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 200 ft (61 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 93% of the water is 120 feet or shallower. We hold 81 depth contour lines for this water.

Tenmile Creek in Coos County, Oregon.jpg
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  • 0–10 ft: 20.9% of the water
  • 10–20 ft: 12.7% of the water
  • 20–30 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 30–40 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 40–50 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 50–60 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 60–70 ft: 6% of the water
  • 70–80 ft: 6.5% of the water
  • 80–90 ft: 5.8% of the water
  • 90–100 ft: 4.4% of the water
  • 100–110 ft: 5% of the water
  • 110–120 ft: 4.5% of the water
  • 120–130 ft: 3.2% of the water
  • 130–140 ft: 1.5% of the water
  • 140–150 ft: 0.9% of the water
  • 150–160 ft: 0.7% of the water
  • 160–170 ft: 0.4% of the water
  • 170–180 ft: 0.2% of the water
  • 180–190 ft: 0.2% of the water
  • 190–200 ft: 0.1% 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.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Rock Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Lake Whitefish — Feeding water: 40–55°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.

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

Water and conditions

Water clarity runs 17–23 feet on our readings, averaging 20 feet, from 259 readings. 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 43°F and the warmest is 80°F; the warmest monthly average is 76°F. pH averages 8.4. These readings span 2016–2025.

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Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife · CC BY-SA 2.0

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Ten Mile 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.

North Tenmile Lake in Oregon.jpg
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What is hard here

Wind is the limit, not the fish: 5,051 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. 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.