6 miles south of Deerwood
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.3902° N, 93.8555° W
Directions to Bay Lake Public Water Access SiteApple Maps
Directions open in Google or Apple Maps, to the Minnesota DNR public access site.
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:41 pm EDT.
National Weather Service; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. EPA CyAN satellite; Minnesota DNR. Weather, warnings, fires and satellite refresh when you open the page (checked at most hourly).
Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Bay Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Bay Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,000,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,000,000 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 Bay Lake was in June 2021: 15 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 13 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1997 2.8 · 2002 2.1 · 2008 1.9 · 2014 1.6 · 2021 1.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1997 38 · 2002 51 · 2008 39 · 2014 12 · 2021 9.5
Walleye: 16 measured, 11 to 25 in, half 21 in or longer; average 3.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 168 measured, 10 to 35 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 147 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 15 measured, 5 to 10 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.35 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 150 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 Jun 2021, 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 18 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 readings, 2008–2021.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Bay Lake is 74 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,330 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Bay Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,000,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2021 standard survey caught 13 species, most often northern pike, bluegill, rock bass and hybrid sunfish.
About 86% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.