4 miles northwest of Trommald
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.5328° N, 94.1002° 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.
2 public access sites on Lower Mission Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR’s latest standard fish survey of Lower Mission Lake was in June 2022: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2022; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1999 2.9 · 2004 1.7 · 2007 0.9 · 2014 1.2 · 2022 1.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1999 30 · 2004 22 · 2007 54 · 2014 17 · 2022 25
Walleye: 18 measured, 15 to 25 in, half 21 in or longer; average 3.6 lb, normal (normal 1.7–3.6 lb).
Northern pike: 200 measured, 9 to 38 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.4–2.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 67 measured, 7 to 19 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1.3 lb).
Black crappie: 13 measured, 5 to 12 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.2 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 358 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.18 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2007–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lower Mission Lake is 27 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 732 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Lower Mission Lake (W) Public Water Access Site; Lower Mission Lake (SE) Public Water Access Site.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, yellow perch and hybrid sunfish.
About 63% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.