16 miles southeast of Bigfork
Itasca County, Minnesota · 47.6242° N, 93.3531° W
The Minnesota DNR lists no public access site on Wasson 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’s latest standard fish survey of Wasson Lake was in June 2010: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 17 species. This survey is 16 years old.
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1976 13 · 1986 8.1 · 1992 11 · 2010 23
Northern pike: 68 measured, 8 to 34 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, normal (normal 1.5–2.7 lb).
Black crappie: 43 measured, 5 to 12 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.37 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.4 lb).
Bluegill: 221 measured, 2 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.09 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Yellow perch: 9 measured, 5 to 9 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.13 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 Jun 2010, 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 17 ft: the Secchi depth across 1 readings, 2010.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Wasson Lake is 67 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 438 acres.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2010 standard survey caught 17 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, black crappie and pumpkinseed.
About 52% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.