Whitefish Lake fishing: Northern Pike, Walleye, Brook Trout

Target species: Northern Pike, Walleye, Brook Trout, White Sucker, Yellow Perch

The lake

Whitefish Lake covers 345 acres in Minnesota, across Lake County. It is a lake: 90.4% of it is 34 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 40 feet (12.2 m). Our records hold 5 species for this water.

Whitefish Lake from State Beach to Whitefish Mountain Resort Autumn Courtesy of Mike Koopal.jpg
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5 target fish, led by Northern Pike

  • Northern Pike — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Walleye — Feeding water: 50–75°F.
  • Brook Trout — Feeding water: 50–65°F.
  • White Sucker — Feeding water: 50–70°F.
  • Yellow Perch — Feeding water: 45–75°F.

Depth and bottom

Deepest measured point: at least 40 ft (12.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 90.4% of the water is 34 feet or shallower. We hold 27 depth contour lines for this water.

  • 0–2 ft: 6.4% of the water
  • 2–4 ft: 9.2% of the water
  • 4–6 ft: 9.6% of the water
  • 6–8 ft: 10.1% of the water
  • 8–10 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 10–12 ft: 5.5% of the water
  • 12–14 ft: 4.9% of the water
  • 14–16 ft: 4.3% of the water
  • 16–18 ft: 4% of the water
  • 18–20 ft: 4% of the water
  • 20–22 ft: 4.2% of the water
  • 22–24 ft: 5.1% of the water
  • 24–26 ft: 5.4% of the water
  • 26–28 ft: 2.8% of the water
  • 28–30 ft: 2.4% of the water
  • 30–32 ft: 2% of the water
  • 32–34 ft: 1.8% of the water
  • 34–36 ft: 1.8% of the water
  • 36–38 ft: 1.9% of the water
  • 38–40 ft: 5.9% of the water

Ramps and access

On this water we hold 1 shore access point.

Shore access for bank fishing

  • Whitefish 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.