10 miles north of Wolf Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 46.9453° N, 95.2702° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:42 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Straight Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of Straight Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 2,185 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 2,185 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 Straight Lake was in August 2025: 9 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 14 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2005 10 · 2010 8.8 · 2015 10 · 2020 5.2 · 2025 5.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2005 25 · 2010 14 · 2015 14 · 2020 15 · 2025 22
Walleye: 45 measured, 9 to 25 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 85 measured, 14 to 34 in, half 23 in or longer; average 3.2 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 62 measured, 4 to 20 in, half 12 in or longer; average 0.2 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.9 lb).
Black crappie: 124 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.31 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 335 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.14 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, muskellunge, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
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 8 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2010–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Straight Lake is 63 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 471 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Straight Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 2,185 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2025 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, yellow perch and northern pike.
About 64% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.