Toohey Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, White Sucker

Target species: Northern Pike, Walleye, White Sucker, Yellow Perch
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Toohey Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Toohey Lake covers 361 acres in Minnesota, across Cook County. It is a lake: 97.8% of it is 8 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 10 feet (3 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 10 ft (3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 97.8% of the water is 8 feet or shallower. We hold 24 depth contour lines for this water.

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  • 0–1 ft: 6.7% of the water
  • 1–2 ft: 7.7% of the water
  • 2–3 ft: 7.5% of the water
  • 3–4 ft: 7.8% of the water
  • 4–5 ft: 8.8% of the water
  • 5–6 ft: 12.1% of the water
  • 6–7 ft: 24.4% of the water
  • 7–8 ft: 22.8% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 2.1% of the water

4 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • Toohey Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. U.S. Forest Service.

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.

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What is hard here

With 97.8% of the water 8 feet or less, low level turns the flats into hazards. 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.