2 miles northeast of Plymouth
Hennepin County, Minnesota · 45.0402° N, 93.4330° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Schmidt Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:00 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of Schmidt Lake in 1 of the years 2016 to 2016. The most recent, in 2016, included 600 bluegill sunfish yearlings. Species stocked: bluegill sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass.
Latest: 2016: 180 largemouth bass 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 Schmidt Lake was in August 1990: 1 gill net and 5 trap nets caught 8 species. This survey is 36 years old.
Northern pike per gill net, standard surveys: 1980 5.0 · 1985 6.0 · 1990 7.0
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1980 18 · 1985 17 · 1990 20
Also caught: black bullhead, hybrid sunfish, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 8 Aug 1990, 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
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Schmidt Lake is 25 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 45 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 3 stockings of it in 1 of the years 2016 to 2016. The most recent, in 2016, included 600 bluegill sunfish yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 1990 standard survey caught 8 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, northern pike and pumpkinseed.
About 12% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.