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84-acre lake near Cook County. The lake tops out around 110 ft. What you see is a modeled chart: the shoreline is real, the max depth is published, and the contours between are estimated. Plan with it; don't navigate by it. What follows comes from the same scoring engine that paints the spots above.
Drawn out, this is 84 acres of water rimmed by 2.2 miles of bank. Index 1.7 on the shoreline: a few honest points and pockets, nothing labyrinthine. Roughly 29% of the water is 15 ft or less as modeled, the band where the food chain lives. End to end it runs roughly 0.8 mi, about 0.3 mi across. You'll find it in Cook County. The nearest mapped water is Fay, 1 mi to the north.
Start shallow in spring: lake trout sit in 10 to 40 ft that time of year. Warm water sends them out to 33 to 110 ft; cold water stacks them in 20 to 80 ft. Top water on the chart: Deep basin, a deep basin in the 94 ft range, prime in summer. Fish it in early morning and you'll meet the bite. Throw a white tube jig (deep) or a magnum spoon on downrigger until the fish tell you otherwise.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 10 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Main-lake point (28 ft) | Casting spoon over shoals, Jerkbait (shallow) |
| Summer | 33 to 110 ft chart-limited; documented 50 to 120 ft | dawn | Deep basin (94 ft) | White tube jig (deep), Magnum spoon on downrigger |
| Fall | 10 to 50 ft | dusk & dawn | Main-lake point (28 ft) | Heavy casting spoon, Jigging rap over reefs |
| Winter | 20 to 80 ft | dawn | Break off the point (50 ft) | White tube jig, Airplane jig |
Bat carries 6 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 94 ft down.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Minnesota waters are set by the Minnesota DNR — and special regulations can apply to Bat specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Minnesota fishing regulations →
Bat is about 110 ft (34 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target lake trout on Bat.
Deep basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 94 ft of water that rates prime for lake trout in summer. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each species and season.
For lake trout, the summer bite is best in early morning. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Bat is regulated by the Minnesota DNR. Check the official Minnesota regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Fay 1 mi · Gillis 1 mi · French 1 mi · Bingshick 1 mi · Fern 2 mi · Honker 2 mi · Owl 2 mi · Everett 2 mi · Crooked 2 mi · Powell 2 mi · Brandt 2 mi · Paulson 2 mi
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More water nearby: Cook County fishing maps (351 charts). Browse all Minnesota fishing maps. See every water on DepthScout. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.