Alexander Lake
Morrison County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 49007900
DNR records show 21 stocking entries at Alexander Lake since 2016, most recently muskellunge yearlings in 2025 (174 fish).
- Alexander Lake has 21 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): muskellunge (11), walleye (10).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 19,960,943 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 64 ft, mean depth 28 ft; surface area 2,709 acres, 842 littoral acres, 16.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 14.4 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and 7 more.
- 3 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Morrison County, nearest town Randall; DNR lake number (DOW) 49007900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/14/1957 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Muskellunge | yearlings | 174 | 119.7 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 2,500,000 | 23.0 |
| 2024 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 140 | 35.8 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 2,500,000 | 22.3 |
| 2023 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 75 | 28.0 |
| 2023 | Muskellunge | yearlings | 22 | 30.5 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 10,943 | 981.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 2,500,000 | 22.4 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 2,500,000 | 22.8 |
| 2021 | Muskellunge | adults | 108 | 236.5 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 2,500,000 | 22.5 |
| 2020 | Muskellunge | yearlings | 31 | 15.5 |
| 2020 | Muskellunge9 | yearlings | 74 | 77.9 |
| 2019 | Muskellunge | fingerlings | 425 | 89.1 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 1,250,000 | 10.4 |
| 2018 | Muskellunge | adults | 105 | 420.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 2,500,000 | 22.2 |
| 2017 | Muskellunge | adults | 104 | 293.3 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 1,200,000 | 10.8 |
| 2016 | Muskellunge | adults | 106 | 258.5 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 2,500,000 | 22.2 |
9 fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by DNR and other agencies or sporting groups.
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| gravel ramp | TOW | Cushing Twp. access on the south side |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | State owned access on the west side - Double ramps with dock |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | State owned access on the east side - Single ramp with dock |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | Fall electrofishing | 8.00 | 14 | 2.44 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
Lake Alexander (DOW# 49-0079-00; Lake Class 22) is a 2,708-acre lake located near Randall, Minnesota. There are two Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) owned concrete boat ramps located on the east and west shores. Lake Alexander has 16.26 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 64 feet. The lake is currently managed primarily for Walleye and secondarily for Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and Muskellunge. Lake Alexander has had a long history of Walleye (WAE) stocking dating back to the 1940s. Through 1992, fingerlings were predominantly stocked, but occasionally yearling or adult fish were utilized. No WAE stocking occurred in 1993 and 1994. Fry stocking was initiated on a biennial basis in 1995 and continued through 2011. Management changed to fry stocking in two of three years in 2011 and changed again to annual stocking in 2014 when little or no natural reproduction was documented in past non-stocked years. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Lake Alexander was not stocked with fry in 2020. The management plan changed in 2014 to annual fry stocking at alternating rates to determine if a lower rate would meet population management goals. In even numbered years, the lake was stocked with 2,500,000 fry and in odd numbered years 1,250,000 fry. After 2019, a decision was made to maintain fry stocking at the higher rate as it appeared more successful at meeting management goals. Fall night electrofishing is conducted annually on Lake Alexander to gauge the success of WAE fry stocking or natural reproduction on unstocked years. A fall night electrofishing survey (EW) targeting young of year Walleye (YWAE) was conducted on September 23, 2025, to evaluate YWAE abundance following fry stocking. Juvenile and adult Walleye (WAE) were also netted and measured. EW has been conducted annually on Alexander since 2014. In 2025, a total of 14 juvenile and adult WAE were captured ranging in length from 11.5 to 24.4 inches, no YWAE were captured or observed by biologists. Catch rates in other EW surveys conducted since 2007 have produced CPEs ranging from 733.1/hour (2007) to 6.2/hour (2023), with a median CPE of 128/hr. Catch rates in the last 7 EW surveys have fallen well below the median, with none exceeding 46/hour. Zebra mussels were first detected in Lake Alexander in 2019, and there appears to be a strong negative correlation between the abundance of Zebra Mussels and YWAE CPE in EW surveys. Water clarity has been increasing in Lake Alexander since the detection of Zebra Mussels, an effect which has also been documented in other…
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