Minnesota · Chisago County

Comfort Lake Fishing guide

Comfort Lake covers 218 acres in Chisago County, Minnesota, reaching 47 ft at its deepest point. Average water clarity runs about 9.1 ft. The Minnesota DNR has surveyed the lake 8 times, most recently in 2018, with walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike and muskellunge in the nets. That survey is 8 years old now.

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Depth to 47 ft · top 5 summer marks

Surface218 ac

Max depth47 ft

Mean21 ft

Clarity9.1 ft

Littoral41%

Surveyed2018

How to fish Comfort Lake through the year

Largemouth bass

Spring: Largemouth are moving up into the warming bays and flats, staging around wood, docks and new weeds to spawn.
Early summer: Largemouth are on the shallow spawning flats and protected bays, where beds go on firm bottom next to isolated cover.
Summer: Largemouth are in and along the weeds: cabbage and milfoil edges, matted cover and shade. On a lake that drops to 47 ft, check the deep edge of that structure too.
Fall: Largemouth are chasing bait back onto the flats and into the remaining green weeds, feeding hard and shallow before the freeze.

Walleye

Spring: Walleye are shallow, on and just off the spawning flats and the first green weeds.
Early summer: Walleye are setting up on the outside weed edge, points and shallow structure.
Summer: Walleye are working the weed edge, points and any wind-blown structure. On a lake that drops to 47 ft, check the deep edge of that structure too.
Fall: Walleye are packing onto the sharpest breaks and points as the water cools, in big schools with short windows.

Season patterns for each species. Open the live map for today's wind, light and water temp.

Size history

Biggest fish by survey year

Survey year	Largemouth bass	Walleye	Northern pike
2018	19"	—	32"
2010	14"	24"	30"
2005	12"	23"	31"
2000	11"	25"	32"
1995	16"	—	29"

Longest fish measured by DNR survey crews in each year's nets. Survey gear samples the population, so the lake usually holds larger fish than any survey measured.

Suggested tackle

What to bring

Top presentations for this lake's structure and clarity:

Largemouth bass · Soft plastics

Texas-Rigged Worm

7" ribbon-tail or straight-tail plastic worm

1–25 ftdead slow

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Largemouth bass · Soft plastics

Wacky-Rigged Stickworm

5" stickworm

1–12 ftdead slowweedless

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Walleye · Live bait

Live-Bait (Lindy) Rig + Leech/Crawler

jumbo leech or half a nightcrawler

8–35 ftslow

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Walleye · Trolling

Leadcore Line + Crankbaits

4–5" mid-diving crankbait behind a long leadcore run

15–45 fttrolling

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Northern pike · Soft plastics

Paddletail Swimbait on Jighead

4–5" paddletail swimbait on a ball-head swimbait jighead

3–25 ftmoderate

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Northern pike · Jigs & bladed

Inline Spinner (Mepps/Blue Fox)

#2–#4 in-line spinner

1–10 ftmoderate

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DNR stocking records

Stocking history

Year	Species	Stocked
2016	Walleye	2,070 fingerlings

MN DNR · in their words

From the 2018 survey

Comfort Lake is a 219 acre, moderately fertile lake in lake class 24 located in southwestern Chisago County, east of the city of Wyoming. Land use in the watershed and along the lakeshore is predominantly residential and becoming more so. This fishery is managed primarily for Northern Pike. Long range management goals are to maintain a Northern Pike gill net catch rate near 4 fish per net and to maintain fishable populations of Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie and Bluegill. A lake survey was conducted during June of 2018 to evaluate the current fish population and management goal progress. The previous survey was conducted in 2010.

Northern Pike averaged 3 fish per gill net which is typical for the lake. Size was good for a small lake with some fish exceeding 30 inches. Black Crappie are not currently very abundant and the population is comprised of small fish. The crappie population in this lake tends to be variable and it will likely be couple of years before good crappie fishing is available again. Yellow Perch and Bluegill both offer abundant panfish angling opportunity but are not exceptionally large. A few decent Bluegill were sampled but they top out at 8 inches. Largemouth Bass appear to offer the highest quality angling opportunity in the lake, electrofishing sampled them at a rate several times higher than any previous survey. They averaged 13 inches in length with the largest fish measuring 19.5 inches.

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Only one Walleye was caught in gill nets although a number of smaller Walleyes were observed during electrofishing efforts targeting Largemouth Bass. These fish are believed to be migrating from Forest Lake which is connected to Comfort by the Sunrise River. A 15 inch Muskellunge was also sampled in gill nets with one exceptionally large individual observed during the survey. Like Walleye, these fish also likely migrated from Forest Lake. Anecdotal reports of Muskellunge being caught by anglers on Comfort are not uncommon. Other species sampled include: White Crappie, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, and Pumpkinseed.

Narrative text from the Minnesota DNR lake survey.

Recent reports

Comfort Lake fishing reports

Recent reports on Comfort Lake from guides, tournaments and regular anglers. Anything posted in the last two weeks also bumps the matching spots on the live map, so you'll see a "matches a recent report" tag on them.

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Chisago County reports

Public water access

Getting on the water

Comfort Lake (trailer launch)

DNR bathymetry

Comfort Lake depth map

Comfort Lake depth contour map, Chisago County, Minnesota — Depth contours to 47 ft from Minnesota DNR bathymetry, free to save or print. The live map adds ranked spots and conditions on the same contours.

Within 30 miles

Nearby lakes

Green Lake · 1,810 ac · 2.2 mi
Forest Lake · 2,271 ac · 3.5 mi
Moody Lake · 45 ac · 4.2 mi
Chisago Lake · 944 ac · 4.6 mi
Shields Lake · 30 ac · 4.7 mi
Clear Lake · 429 ac · 4.8 mi
Bone Lake · 221 ac · 5 mi
Kroon Lake · 193 ac · 5.6 mi

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

How deep is Comfort Lake?

Comfort Lake reaches 47 ft at its deepest point with a mean depth of 21 ft; about 41% of the lake is littoral (15 ft or shallower).

How big is Comfort Lake?

Comfort Lake covers 218 acres with about 3.2 miles of shoreline.

How clear is the water in Comfort Lake?

DNR Secchi readings on Comfort Lake average 9.1 ft of visibility, middling clarity for a Minnesota lake.

What fish are in Comfort Lake?

Minnesota DNR surveys (most recently 2018) record walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch.

Is Comfort Lake stocked?

Yes. The DNR stocked walleye in 2016.

Does Comfort Lake have a public access?

Yes. Comfort Lake has one public access site: Comfort Lake (trailer launch).

How big do largemouth bass get in Comfort Lake?

The biggest largemouth bass measured in recent DNR surveys taped 19"; the size-history table on this page tracks the biggest fish in each survey back to 1995.

When was Comfort Lake last surveyed?

The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Comfort Lake in 2018, the most recent of 8 surveys on record. A survey that old is a starting point, not a current reading.

Page updated September 22, 2026.

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