3 miles west of Carlos
Douglas County, Minnesota · 45.9653° N, 95.3591° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 5:59 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
4 public access sites on Lake Carlos.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 23 stockings of Lake Carlos in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 4,800 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 403 walleye adults.
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 Lake Carlos was in July 2024: 12 gill nets and 15 trap nets caught 18 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2008 4.0 · 2013 5.7 · 2016 4.5 · 2020 3.0 · 2024 2.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 34 · 2008 25 · 2013 10 · 2016 38 · 2024 20
Walleye: 48 measured, 7 to 27 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 168 measured, 0 to 29 in, half 20 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 108 measured, 3 to 19 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.6–1 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 16 measured, 4 to 20 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.6 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.8 lb).
Black crappie: 24 measured, 7 to 13 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.71 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, smallmouth bass, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 22 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 17 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2008–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Carlos is 163 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,605 acres.
Yes. 4 public access sites are listed: Lake Carlos (E) Public Water Access Site; Lake Carlos, Lake Carlos SPK Public Water Access Site; Lake Carlos (W) Public Water Access Site; Lake Carlos (NE) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 23 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 4,800 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2024 standard survey caught 18 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed and hybrid sunfish.
About 74% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.