7 miles northwest of Hermantown
St. Louis County, Minnesota · 46.8987° N, 92.3098° W
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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 5:30 pm EDT.
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2 public access sites on Caribou Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of Caribou Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 12,636 walleye fingerlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 12,636 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 Caribou Lake was in June 2023: 9 gill nets and 12 trap nets caught 10 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in June 2025; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 2000 1.7 · 2005 2.1 · 2010 1.3 · 2015 4.3 · 2023 6.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 2000 8.9 · 2005 6.0 · 2010 22 · 2015 16 · 2023 18
Walleye: 66 measured, 8 to 24 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.1 lb, above normal (normal 0.8–1.3 lb).
Northern pike: 119 measured, 9 to 28 in, half 19 in or longer; average 1.5 lb, normal (normal 1.3–2.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 28 measured, 8 to 18 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, above normal (normal 0.3–1.3 lb).
Black crappie: 141 measured, 4 to 9 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.15 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.5 lb).
Bluegill: 262 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 6 in or longer; average 0.19 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.4 lb).
Also caught: hybrid sunfish, white sucker.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 6 Jun 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 8 ft: the Secchi depth across 3 readings, 2010–2023.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Caribou Lake is 21 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 539 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Caribou Lake Public Water Access Site; Caribou Lake (E) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 5 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 12,636 walleye fingerlings.
Minnesota DNR’s June 2023 standard survey caught 10 species, most often bluegill, black crappie, northern pike and walleye.
About 43% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.