4 miles northwest of Trommald
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.5543° N, 94.0735° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:44 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Upper Mission Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Upper Mission Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 285 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 436 walleye 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 Upper 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 5.0 · 2004 2.8 · 2007 2.8 · 2014 2.5 · 2022 3.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1999 118 · 2004 25 · 2007 46 · 2014 24 · 2022 32
Walleye: 55 measured, 5 to 26 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.8 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 192 measured, 17 to 33 in, half 21 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 90 measured, 4 to 18 in, half 13 in or longer; average 2 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.8 lb).
Black crappie: 9 measured, 5 to 11 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.35 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 474 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), hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 13 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 13 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.
Upper Mission Lake is 36 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 882 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Upper Mission Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 285 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and hybrid sunfish.
About 74% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.