Two Island Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth Bass

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

The lake

Two Island Lake covers 748 acres in Minnesota, across Cook County. It is a lake: 94.7% of it is 14 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 25 feet (7.6 m). Our records hold 7 species for this water.

7 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Smallmouth Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.
  • Pumpkinseed — Feeding water: 65–80°F.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 25 ft (7.6 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 94.7% of the water is 14 feet or shallower. We hold 48 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 11.8% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 14.2% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 14.6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 13.6% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 18.6% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 13.9% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 8% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 0.2% of the water

1 ramp or launch on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp.

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Superior National Forest · Public domain
  • Two Island Lake Public Water Access Site — 1 lane, restrooms. U.S. Forest Service. hours: Open 24 hours/day

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.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 65°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.2. These readings span 2017–2025.

What is hard here

With 94.7% of the water 14 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.