8 miles northwest of Nevis
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 47.0706° N, 94.9127° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 4:55 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Mantrap Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of Mantrap Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 764 muskellunge fingerlings. Species stocked: muskellunge.
Latest: 2024: 764 muskellunge fingerlings.
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 Mantrap Lake was in June 2022: 12 gill nets and 11 trap nets caught 16 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in April 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Northern pike per gill net, standard surveys: 1999 9.1 · 2007 7.7 · 2012 6.4 · 2017 7.9 · 2022 8.1
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1999 60 · 2007 50 · 2012 23 · 2017 22 · 2022 25
Northern pike: 113 measured, 10 to 35 in, half 23 in or longer; average 3.4 lb, above normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Muskellunge: 56 measured, 27 to 50 in, half 41 in or longer; average 24 lb, above normal (normal 1.8–5.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 29 measured, 5 to 19 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–0.9 lb).
Black crappie: 481 measured, 3 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.32 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 417 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.14 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: brown bullhead, common shiner, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 27 Jun 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 11 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.
Mantrap Lake is 68 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,618 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Mantrap Lake (S) Public Water Access Site; Mantrap Lake (N) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 764 muskellunge fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2022 standard survey caught 16 species, most often yellow perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed and black crappie.
About 58% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.