Trout Lake fishing: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Trout
Target species: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Lake Trout, White Sucker, Yellow Perch
The lake
Trout Lake covers 259 acres in Minnesota, across Cook County. It is a lake: 91.5% of it is 60 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 70 feet (21.3 m). Our records hold 5 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 70 ft (21.3 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 91.5% of the water is 60 feet or shallower. We hold 21 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–5 ft: 4.6% of the water
- 5–10 ft: 9% of the water
- 10–15 ft: 8.8% of the water
- 15–20 ft: 8.2% of the water
- 20–25 ft: 7.2% of the water
- 25–30 ft: 7% of the water
- 30–35 ft: 9.3% of the water
- 35–40 ft: 11.7% of the water
- 40–45 ft: 7.6% of the water
- 45–50 ft: 6.5% of the water
- 50–55 ft: 6% of the water
- 55–60 ft: 5.6% of the water
- 60–65 ft: 6% of the water
- 65–70 ft: 2.5% of the water
5 target fish, led by Rainbow Trout
- Rainbow Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
- Brook Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
- Lake Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
- White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
- Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
Water and conditions
Water clarity runs 14.4–23 feet on our readings, averaging 19.2 feet, from 43 readings. Our water temperature readings average 63°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. The coldest single reading we hold is 45°F and the warmest is 74°F; the warmest monthly average is 71°F. pH averages 7.4. These readings span 2016–2025.
Ramps and access
On this water we hold 1 shore access point.
Shore access for bank fishing
- Trout Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane. 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.
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.
