2 miles west of Pequot Lakes
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.5931° N, 94.3244° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:58 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Sibley Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of Sibley Lake in 5 of the years 2018 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 300,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 300,000 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 Sibley Lake was in July 2020: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 13 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2021; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1980 0.3 · 1985 0.7 · 1990 0.5 · 2014 1.4 · 2020 2.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1985 33 · 1990 15 · 1997 14 · 2014 30 · 2020 16
Walleye: 22 measured, 10 to 28 in, half 19 in or longer; average 3.1 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 51 measured, 17 to 32 in, half 24 in or longer; average 3.4 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 15 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 10 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 70 measured, 4 to 9 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 249 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.12 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 27 Jul 2020, 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 5 ft: the Secchi depth across 2 readings, 2014–2020.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Sibley Lake is 40 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 444 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Sibley Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 6 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2018 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 300,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2020 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, northern pike and walleye.
About 50% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.