7 miles south of Bemidji
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 47.3900° N, 94.9246° W
Directions to Plantagenet Lake (SE) Public Water Access SiteApple Maps
Directions open in Google or Apple Maps, to the Minnesota DNR public access sites (2 listed; this is the first).
Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:56 pm EDT.
National Weather Service; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. EPA CyAN satellite; Minnesota DNR. Weather, warnings, fires and satellite refresh when you open the page (checked at most hourly).
Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Lake Plantagenet.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of Lake Plantagenet in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,479 muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 726,000 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 Lake Plantagenet was in August 2022: 15 gill nets and 14 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2024; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1999 17 · 2004 13 · 2012 19 · 2017 13 · 2022 16
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1994 0.3 · 2004 0.2 · 2012 2.3 · 2017 0.9 · 2022 2.6
Walleye: 425 measured, 4 to 26 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.96 lb, below normal (normal 1.1–1.9 lb).
Northern pike: 64 measured, 13 to 35 in, half 19 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, normal (normal 1.7–2.8 lb).
Black crappie: 17 measured, 4 to 10 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 33 measured, 3 to 9 in, half 3 in or longer; average 0.05 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Yellow perch: 416 measured, 5 to 12 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.23 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 8 Aug 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 4 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2012–2024.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lake Plantagenet is 65 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 2,531 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Plantagenet Lake (SE) Public Water Access Site; Plantagenet Lake (N) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 1,479 muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2022 standard survey caught 14 species, most often yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and bluegill.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.