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Rating depth structure for largemouth bass.
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16-acre lake near St. Louis County. The lake tops out around 37 ft. Depth here is modeled from the true shoreline and max depth rather than surveyed; use it to plan, not to navigate. The rest of this page walks each species through its year, using the map's own scoring.
The drawn water covers 16 acres wrapped in 0.8 miles of bank. A shoreline index of 1.3 says round and simple: fish relate to depth changes here, not shoreline features. Roughly 28% of the water is 15 ft or less as modeled, the band where the food chain lives. The basin spans about 0.3 mi end to end and 0.2 mi across at its widest. St. Louis County claims this one. If the bite dies, Burntside is 1 mi to the south.
When the water first warms, brook trout slide up into 2 to 15 ft. Summer is a 10 to 30 ft game here, winter a 3 to 20 ft one. Start at Shoreline break. It's a drop-off holding about 17 ft of water and rates prime come summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a small spoon fished deep or a trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (4 ft) | Small inline spinner (gold), Tiny spoon |
| Summer | 10 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Small spoon fished deep, Trolled lake-clear wobbler + worm |
| Fall | 2 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | open water | Small spoon (orange), Spinner |
| Winter | 3 to 20 ft | dawn | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Small jigging spoon, Tungsten jig + plastic |
Spring splake on Chant hold shallow, usually 5 to 25 ft. They move out to 11 to 37 ft in summer and finish the year down in 8 to 37 ft. Put Shoreline break first on the milk run — a drop-off near 17 ft that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a trolled spoon at the thermocline or a white tube jig (deep).
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 | 5 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Small casting spoon (gold/orange), Inline spinner |
| Summer | 11 to 37 ft chart-limited; documented 25 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Trolled spoon at the thermocline, White tube jig (deep) |
| Fall | 10 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Casting spoon, Jerkbait |
| Winter | 8 to 37 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 45 ft | dawn | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Jigging spoon tipped with minnow head, Small white tube |
Come spring, look for rainbow trout tight to the bank in 5 to 20 ft. They move out to 8 to 30 ft in summer and finish the year down in 7 to 37 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Shoreline break: a drop-off around 17 ft that scores prime in winter. Best bite is early morning and the evening. A dodger + spoon (deep troll) or a flutter spoon is the honest summer answer here.
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 | 5 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Inline spinner (silver), Small spoon |
| Summer | 8 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Dodger + spoon (deep troll), Flutter spoon |
| Fall | 10 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Casting spoon, Jerkbait over shoals |
| Winter | 7 to 37 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 40 ft | dawn | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Jigging spoon, Tube jig (white) |
Early season largemouth bass use the shallows, holding in 2 to 10 ft. Expect a summer slide to 8 to 20 ft, then a winter hold in 15 to 35 ft. Put Shallow bay flat first on the milk run — a weed flat near 4 ft that grades prime for spring. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Tie on a texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait and you're in the game.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (4 ft) | Spinnerbait, Chatterbait |
| Summer | 8 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait |
| Fall | 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (4 ft) | Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 15 to 35 ft | midday | Shoreline break (17 ft) | Blade bait, Jigging spoon |
Chant carries 4 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 31 ft down.
| Date | Species | Count | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025* | Rainbow Trout (fingerlings) | 1,100 | — |
| 2024* | Brook Trout (fingerlings) | 1,100 | — |
* Approximate date (agency reports month or season only). Source: Minnesota DNR LakeFinder stocking reports, retrieved 2026-09-11.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Minnesota waters are set by the Minnesota DNR — and special regulations can apply to Chant specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Chant is about 37 ft (11 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 brook trout, splake, rainbow trout, largemouth bass on Chant.
Shoreline break is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 17 ft of water that rates prime for splake in summer. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each species and season.
For brook trout, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Yes — per Minnesota DNR LakeFinder stocking reports records, Chant was most recently stocked 2025 with 1,100 rainbow trout (fingerlings). The full stocking history is listed above.
Fishing on Chant 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.
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