13 miles northwest of Taconite
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.4609° N, 93.5528° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Trout Lake; much of the shore may be private.
Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:03 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of Trout Lake in 2 of the years 2016 to 2017. The most recent, in 2017, included 4,788 lake trout yearlings. Species stocked: lake trout.
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 Trout Lake was in August 2007: 15 trap nets caught 14 species. This survey is 19 years old. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2022; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1947 30 · 1954 35 · 1975 9.4 · 1985 5.5 · 2007 47
Walleye: 7 measured, 19 to 28 in, half 25 in or longer; average 5.6 lb, above normal (normal 1–2.2 lb).
Northern pike: 21 measured, 16 to 40 in, half 25 in or longer.
Largemouth bass: 43 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.3 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.7 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 5 measured, 6 to 17 in, half 14 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.6 lb).
Black crappie: 23 measured, 4 to 11 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.17 lb, below normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Also caught: black crappie, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 13 Aug 2007, 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 7 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.
Trout Lake is 157 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,743 acres.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 2 stockings of it in 2 of the years 2016 to 2017. The most recent, in 2017, included 4,788 lake trout yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2007 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, green sunfish, rock bass and largemouth bass.
About 84% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.