9 miles southeast of Garrison
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota · 46.2424° N, 93.6462° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:08 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
13 public access sites on Mille Lacs Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of Mille Lacs Lake in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 40 muskellunge adults. Species stocked: muskellunge, walleye.
Latest: 2025: 723 muskellunge 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 Mille Lacs Lake was in April 2025: 52 gill nets and 78 trap nets caught 25 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2021 8.8 · 2022 15 · 2023 8.8 · 2024 18 · 2025 9.7
Walleye: 907 measured, 3 to 28 in, half 9 in or longer; average 2.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–1.5 lb).
Northern pike: 398 measured, 9 to 41 in, half 25 in or longer; average 4.5 lb, above normal (normal 2.4–4.3 lb).
Muskellunge: 20 measured, 9 to 49 in, half 11 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, below normal (normal 3.3–8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 19 measured, 2 to 18 in, half 2 in or longer; average 0.08 lb, below normal (normal 0.2–1 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 566 measured, 1 to 22 in, half 16 in or longer; average 2 lb, above normal (normal 0.8–1.5 lb).
Also caught: bluegill, brown bullhead, burbot, common carp, largemouth bass, muskellunge, tullibee (cisco), white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 14 Apr 2025, 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 11 ft: the Secchi depth across 924 readings, 2007–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Mille Lacs Lake is 42 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 128,250 acres.
Yes. 13 public access sites are listed: Mille Lacs Lake, Pike Point, Garrison Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Malmo Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Co Hwy 37 Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Wealthwood Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, North Garrison Bay Public Water Access Site; Reddy Creek Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Liberty Beach Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Shah-bush-kung Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Wahkon Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Cove Bay Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Father Hennepin SPK (W) Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Father Hennepin SPK (E) Public Water Access Site; Mille Lacs Lake, Cedar Creek Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 13 stockings of it in 7 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 40 muskellunge adults.
Minnesota DNR’s April 2025 standard survey caught 25 species, most often yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and rock bass.
About 93% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.