6 miles south of Aitkin
Aitkin County, Minnesota · 46.4435° N, 93.7069° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:15 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Spirit Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Spirit Lake in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 5,875 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 5,875 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 Spirit Lake was in July 2023: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 1.3 · 2010 1.9 · 2015 0.8 · 2019 0.8 · 2023 1.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 14 · 2010 8.8 · 2015 12 · 2019 9.4 · 2023 11
Walleye: 13 measured, 16 to 25 in, half 20 in or longer; average 3 lb, normal (normal 1.2–3 lb).
Northern pike: 103 measured, 10 to 35 in, half 16 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 1.5–3.2 lb).
Largemouth bass: 37 measured, 7 to 19 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.96 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 29 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.36 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 195 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.2 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 17 Jul 2023, 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 13 ft: the Secchi depth across 12 readings, 2006–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Spirit Lake is 49 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 523 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Spirit Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 5,875 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass.
About 65% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.