10 miles southwest of Dent
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 46.4271° N, 95.8052° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:17 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Pickerel Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of Pickerel Lake in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 19,180 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 19,180 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 Pickerel Lake was in August 2020: 6 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 15 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2004 7.9 · 2008 13 · 2012 15 · 2016 14 · 2020 20
Black crappie per trap net, standard surveys: 2004 4.7 · 2008 0.1 · 2012 11 · 2016 0.3 · 2020 1.0
Walleye: 141 measured, 11 to 24 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Largemouth bass: 13 measured, 7 to 16 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.3 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.8 lb).
Smallmouth bass: 45 measured, 6 to 19 in, half 13 in or longer; average 1.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.5 lb).
Black crappie: 12 measured, 5 to 14 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.97 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 8 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.26 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, tullibee (cisco), white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 10 Aug 2020, 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 13 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2008–2025.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Pickerel Lake is 78 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 849 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Pickerel Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 9 stockings of it in 6 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 19,180 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2020 standard survey caught 15 species, most often walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and rock bass.
About 79% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.