6 miles northeast of Pelican Rapids
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 46.6433° N, 96.0037° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:18 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Lake Lizzie.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 10 stockings of Lake Lizzie in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 3,013,000 walleye fry. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 3,013,000 walleye fry.
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 Lake Lizzie (Lizzie (north portion) basin) was in June 2025: 12 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 18 species.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2013 4.7 · 2016 2.8 · 2019 2.0 · 2022 2.5 · 2025 2.8
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2013 28 · 2016 26 · 2019 20 · 2022 35 · 2025 11
Walleye: 38 measured, 12 to 26 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 167 measured, 11 to 31 in, half 19 in or longer; average 1.6 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 15 measured, 5 to 18 in, half 15 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, above normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 17 measured, 6 to 19 in, half 14 in or longer; average 2 lb, above normal (normal 0.9–2 lb).
Black crappie: 10 measured, 10 to 12 in, half 10 in or longer; average 0.78 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, freshwater drum, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, shorthead redhorse, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 9 Jun 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 17 ft: the Secchi depth across 7 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.
Lake Lizzie is 66 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 3,750 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Lizzie Lake River Public Water Access Site; Lizzie 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 3,013,000 walleye fry.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2025 standard survey caught 18 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass.
About 36% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.