4 miles north of Silver Bay
Lake County, Minnesota · 47.3459° N, 91.2975° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:04 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Lax Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Lax Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,742 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 2,742 walleye 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 Lax Lake was in August 2022: 6 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 9 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in July 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2006 7.5 · 2010 5.5 · 2014 2.2 · 2018 4.2 · 2022 4.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 15 · 2010 14 · 2014 27 · 2018 14 · 2022 18
Walleye: 43 measured, 6 to 27 in, half 12 in or longer; average 1.9 lb, normal (normal 0.8–2 lb).
Northern pike: 43 measured, 9 to 36 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, normal (normal 1.9–3.7 lb).
Largemouth bass: 23 measured, 5 to 17 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.7 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1.4 lb).
Black crappie: 33 measured, 3 to 10 in, half 8 in or longer; average 0.22 lb, normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 198 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: hybrid sunfish, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 16 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 9 ft: the Secchi depth across 13 readings, 2006–2022.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Lax Lake is 35 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 295 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Lax Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 2,742 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2022 standard survey caught 9 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, yellow perch and black crappie.
About 51% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.