5 miles northeast of Dalton
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 46.2081° N, 95.8285° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:11 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Stalker Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of Stalker Lake in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 9,645 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 4 walleye adults.
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 Stalker Lake was in August 2018: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 17 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2022; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2002 5.5 · 2006 9.3 · 2010 2.5 · 2014 2.2 · 2018 2.7
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2002 38 · 2006 34 · 2010 27 · 2014 37 · 2018 49
Walleye: 26 measured, 10 to 25 in, half 20 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 37 measured, 16 to 29 in, half 22 in or longer; average 2.5 lb, normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 69 measured, 6 to 20 in, half 16 in or longer; average 3.2 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.8 lb).
Black crappie: 7 measured, 4 to 13 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.41 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 596 measured, 2 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.04 lb, below normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, longnose gar, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 6 Aug 2018, 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 6 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 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.
Stalker Lake is 95 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,357 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Stalker Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of it in 10 of the years 2016 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 9,645 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s August 2018 standard survey caught 17 species, most often bluegill, hybrid sunfish, yellow perch and northern pike.
About 73% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.