5 miles northeast of Garrison
Aitkin County, Minnesota · 46.3558° N, 93.7716° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:41 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Big Pine Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Big Pine Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 6,940 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 6,940 walleye fingerlings.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries (LakeFinder stocking reports), fetched 15 Oct 2026. How we measure
Measured from Minnesota DNR contours. How we measure
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Big Pine Lake was in August 2021: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2002 2.5 · 2007 2.8 · 2011 3.8 · 2016 4.0 · 2021 3.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2002 16 · 2007 10 · 2011 8.7 · 2016 11 · 2021 3.2
Walleye: 56 measured, 6 to 27 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.2–3 lb).
Northern pike: 61 measured, 15 to 38 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3.2 lb).
Largemouth bass: 161 measured, 2 to 15 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.55 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.7 lb).
Black crappie: 30 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.46 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 46 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.11 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, smallmouth bass, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 30 Aug 2021, via LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Normal range: DNR’s range for lakes of the same class (43 classes, grouped by water chemistry and shape). Each line has its own scale. How we measure
Measured water clarity averages about 16 ft: the Secchi depth across 6 readings, 2011–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Big Pine Lake is 78 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 638 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Big Pine Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 6,940 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2021 standard survey caught 14 species, most often hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike and walleye.
About 61% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.