3 miles east of Sturgeon Lake
Pine County, Minnesota · 46.3787° N, 92.7571° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:19 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
1 public access site on Sturgeon Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 16 stockings of Sturgeon Lake in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 749 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2024: 1,357 walleye 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 Sturgeon Lake was in July 2023: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 13 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 1.3 · 2011 3.8 · 2015 1.8 · 2019 2.0 · 2023 1.2
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2006 28 · 2011 7.2 · 2015 26 · 2019 11 · 2023 19
Walleye: 11 measured, 11 to 20 in, half 19 in or longer; average 2.3 lb, above normal (normal 1.2–2.1 lb).
Northern pike: 89 measured, 9 to 28 in, half 15 in or longer; average 0.89 lb, below normal (normal 1.6–2.8 lb).
Largemouth bass: 81 measured, 5 to 16 in, half 11 in or longer; average 0.9 lb, normal (normal 0.5–1.2 lb).
Black crappie: 113 measured, 4 to 12 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.35 lb, normal (normal 0.3–0.6 lb).
Bluegill: 295 measured, 3 to 11 in, half 7 in or longer; average 0.28 lb, above normal (normal 0.1–0.2 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 31 Jul 2023, 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 12 ft: the Secchi depth across 5 readings, 2006–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Sturgeon Lake is 40 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 1,706 acres.
Yes. 1 public access site is listed: Sturgeon Lake Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 16 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2016 to 2024. The most recent, in 2024, included 749 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2023 standard survey caught 13 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, northern pike and largemouth bass.
About 69% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.