5 miles southwest of Lake Park
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.8226° N, 96.1478° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:46 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Bijou Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 15 stockings of Bijou Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 121,115 walleye fry. Species stocked: black crappie, bluegill sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 121,115 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 Bijou Lake was in June 2022: 4 gill nets and 7 trap nets caught 12 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in May 2023; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2001 1.0 · 2006 1.2 · 2011 1.3 · 2016 2.0 · 2022 2.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2001 1.5 · 2006 18 · 2011 30 · 2016 13 · 2022 44
Walleye: 16 measured, 17 to 28 in, half 22 in or longer; average 3.4 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–2.6 lb).
Northern pike: 57 measured, 15 to 37 in, half 23 in or longer; average 3.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Black crappie: 17 measured, 4 to 9 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 360 measured, 4 to 8 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Yellow perch: 19 measured, 5 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.08 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, common carp, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 6 Jun 2022, 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 7 ft: the Secchi depth across 6 readings, 2006–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Bijou Lake is 27 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 225 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Bijou State Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 15 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 121,115 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed and yellow perch.
About 59% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.