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Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.6428° N, 94.3027° 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 Upper Hay Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Upper Hay Lake in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 184,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 184,000 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 Upper Hay Lake was in August 2020: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 12 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2022; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1997 1.8 · 2002 4.2 · 2008 3.7 · 2014 1.9 · 2020 3.4
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1997 8.3 · 2002 20 · 2008 13 · 2014 13 · 2020 11
Walleye: 34 measured, 12 to 28 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 40 measured, 12 to 27 in, half 19 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, below normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 28 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.78 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 19 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.5 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 122 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.1 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 4 Aug 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 8 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2008–2020.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Upper Hay Lake is 42 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 596 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Upper Hay Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 9 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 184,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2020 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, walleye and pumpkinseed.
About 79% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.