15 miles north of Park Rapids
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 47.1179° N, 95.1650° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:02 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Little Mantrap Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Little Mantrap Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 851 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 469 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 Little Mantrap Lake was in July 2022: 9 gill nets and 8 trap nets caught 12 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2002 2.3 · 2007 1.6 · 2012 1.8 · 2017 1.0 · 2022 2.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2002 22 · 2007 31 · 2012 19 · 2017 24 · 2022 18
Walleye: 26 measured, 12 to 30 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.4 lb).
Northern pike: 80 measured, 9 to 27 in, half 17 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, below normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 89 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.1 lb).
Black crappie: 165 measured, 3 to 14 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.26 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 180 measured, 3 to 7 in, half 4 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 25 Jul 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 15 ft: the Secchi depth across 4 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.
Little Mantrap Lake is 54 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 381 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Little Mantrap Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 851 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2022 standard survey caught 12 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, walleye and hybrid sunfish.
About 56% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.