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Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.7177° N, 94.1596° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:57 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Big Trout Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Big Trout Lake in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 23,229 lake trout yearlings. Species stocked: lake trout.
Latest: 2025: 23,229 lake trout yearlings.
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 Big Trout Lake was in July 2024: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 21 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2000 0.8 · 2005 2.2 · 2011 0.7 · 2018 1.8 · 2024 0.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 34 · 2005 46 · 2011 21 · 2018 17 · 2024 13
Walleye: 9 measured, 11 to 25 in, half 18 in or longer; average 3.1 lb, above normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 80 measured, 12 to 32 in, half 24 in or longer; average 3.1 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 11 measured, 5 to 16 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 9 measured, 10 to 12 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.79 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 155 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common shiner, greater redhorse, hybrid sunfish, lake trout, lake whitefish, shorthead redhorse, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 22 Jul 2024, 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 16 readings, 2008–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Big Trout Lake is 128 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,366 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Big Trout 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 23,229 lake trout yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 21 species, most often bluegill, hybrid sunfish, northern pike and rock bass.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.