Twin Lakes fishing: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye

Target species: Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Golden Redhorse, River Redhorse, Black Bullhead
Boat: 1 ramp or launch on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at South Twin Lake Public Water Access Site, 1 lane.

The lake

Twin Lakes covers 480 acres in Minnesota, across Wadena County. It is a lake: the deepest point measured is at least 20 feet (6.1 m). Our records hold 20 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.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Golden Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • River Redhorse — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • Black Bullhead — Feeding water: 70–80°F.

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

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 20 ft (6.1 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. We hold 64 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–1 ft: 15.6% of the water
  • 1–2 ft: 9.1% of the water
  • 2–3 ft: 7.2% of the water
  • 3–4 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 4–5 ft: 6.4% of the water
  • 5–6 ft: 7.3% of the water
  • 6–7 ft: 6.3% of the water
  • 7–8 ft: 6.6% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 6.2% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 3% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 3.1% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 3.5% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 4.3% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 15.5% of the water

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 68°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.1. These readings span 2017–2025.

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

  • South Twin 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

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.