5 miles southwest of Manhattan Beach
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 46.6915° N, 94.2206° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:46 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Whitefish Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 25 stockings of Whitefish Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 5,000,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 5,000,000 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 Whitefish Lake was in July 2024: 24 gill nets and 24 trap nets caught 21 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in September 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2000 4.2 · 2005 5.0 · 2011 3.9 · 2018 3.0 · 2024 4.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 77 · 2005 23 · 2011 23 · 2018 29 · 2024 26
Walleye: 118 measured, 8 to 28 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 199 measured, 16 to 33 in, half 23 in or longer; average 2.9 lb, above normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 222 measured, 1 to 19 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Black crappie: 30 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 687 measured, 0 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.08 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, burbot, greater redhorse, hybrid sunfish, lake whitefish, northern sunfish, shorthead redhorse, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 29 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 16 readings, 2011–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Whitefish Lake is 138 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 7,714 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Upper Whitefish Lake Public Water Access Site; Whitefish Lake, Pig Bay Public Water Access.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 25 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 5,000,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 21 species, most often bluegill, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed.
About 67% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.