10 miles northeast of Walker
Cass County, Minnesota · 47.1611° N, 94.4083° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:34 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
12 public access sites on Leech Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of Leech Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 610 muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: lake whitefish, muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 7,509,090 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 Leech Lake was in May 2025: 36 gill nets caught 28 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2021 12 · 2022 7.2 · 2023 9.9 · 2024 9.0 · 2025 5.8
Walleye: 316 measured, 2 to 26 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.5 lb).
Northern pike: 121 measured, 15 to 31 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, below normal (normal 2.4–4.3 lb).
Mue: 29 measured, 25 to 50 in, half 44 in or longer.
Largemouth bass: 121 measured, 1 to 10 in, half 2 in or longer; average 0.43 lb, normal (normal 0.2–1 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 290 measured, 0 to 16 in, half 2 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, normal (normal 0.8–1.5 lb).
Also caught: bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 May 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 11 ft: the Secchi depth across 304 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.
Leech Lake is 150 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 103,444 acres.
Yes. 12 public access sites are listed: Leech Lake, Erickson's Landing Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake River, Hwy 8 Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Shingobee Island Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Brevik Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Walker City Park Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Whipholt Wayside Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Sucker Bay Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake River, Federal Dam Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Stony Point Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake River Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Battle Point Public Water Access Site; Leech Lake, Two Points Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 7 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 610 muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s May 2025 standard survey caught 28 species, most often yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and rock bass.
About 63% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.