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Wright County, Minnesota · 45.2749° N, 94.1247° W
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Updated 19 Oct 2026, 6:16 pm EDT.
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Minnesota DNR lake survey, fetched 15 Oct 2026. Not for navigation.
2 public access sites on Pleasant Lake.
Minnesota DNR public water accesses, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of Pleasant Lake in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 310 walleye yearlings. Species stocked: walleye.
Latest: 2025: 1,483 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 Pleasant Lake was in July 2017: 9 gill nets and 9 trap nets caught 14 species. The DNR also ran a targeted survey in August 2019; this section uses the latest standard survey.
Walleye per gill net, standard surveys: 1980 4.0 · 1991 9.5 · 1997 2.8 · 2007 4.3 · 2017 4.3
Bluegill per trap net, standard surveys: 1980 59 · 1991 138 · 1997 74 · 2007 38 · 2017 27
Walleye: 41 measured, 13 to 27 in, half 17 in or longer; average 2.4 lb, normal (normal 1.2–2.7 lb).
Northern pike: 124 measured, 10 to 29 in, half 21 in or longer; average 1.8 lb, below normal (normal 2–3.5 lb).
Largemouth bass: 118 measured, 5 to 19 in, half 14 in or longer; average 1.4 lb, above normal (normal 0.4–1 lb).
Black crappie: 21 measured, 4 to 13 in, half 9 in or longer; average 0.51 lb, above normal (normal 0.2–0.3 lb).
Bluegill: 440 measured, 3 to 8 in, half 5 in or longer; average 0.11 lb, normal (normal 0.1–0.3 lb).
Also caught: black bullhead, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, rock bass, white sucker, yellow bullhead.
Source: Minnesota DNR Fisheries lake survey, 31 Jul 2017, 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 2 readings, 2007–2017.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and volunteer Secchi readings, via Minnesota DNR LakeFinder, fetched 15 Oct 2026.
Minnesota DNR lake survey; straight-line miles.
Pleasant Lake is 74 feet at its deepest point, measured by Minnesota DNR survey. It covers 597 acres.
Yes. 2 public access sites are listed: Pleasant Lake (S) Public Water Access Site; Pleasant Lake (N) Public Water Access Site.
Yes. Minnesota DNR stocking reports list 11 stockings of it in 5 of the years 2017 to 2025. The most recent, in 2025, included 310 walleye yearlings.
Minnesota DNR’s July 2017 standard survey caught 14 species, most often bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed and hybrid sunfish.
About 62% of the lake's area is deeper than 10 feet, measured from Minnesota DNR depth contours.