7 miles southeast of Deerwood
Aitkin County, Minnesota · 46.4220° N, 93.7719° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:14 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Farm Island Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 12 stockings of Farm Island Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,520 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 883,000 walleye fry.
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 Farm Island Lake was in August 2025: 15 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in October 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2010 7.9 · 2013 6.1 · 2016 4.7 · 2023 8.0 · 2025 4.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2010 11 · 2013 9.3 · 2016 11 · 2023 5.8 · 2025 8.3
Walleye: 95 measured, 8 to 23 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, below normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 77 measured, 13 to 28 in, half 18 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, below normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 111 measured, 2 to 18 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.87 lb, normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 52 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 6 measured, 4 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 11 Aug 2025, 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 10 ft: the Secchi depth across 29 readings, 2007–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Farm Island Lake is 56 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,005 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Farm Island North Public Water Access Site; Farm Island Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 12 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,520 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2025 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, walleye and rock bass.
About 79% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.