Andrusia Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 04003800
DNR records show 12 stocking entries at Andrusia Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (400,000 fish).
- Andrusia Lake has 12 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): walleye (12).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 36,939,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 60 ft; surface area 1,596 acres, 423 littoral acres, 10.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 10.2 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, burbot, cisco species, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, and 9 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Beltrami County, nearest town Cass Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 04003800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 1/1/1942 (topo map/drg); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye3 | fry | 400,000 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 2,750,000 | 24.1 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 3,900,000 | 34.3 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 6,531,000 | 53.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 3,743,000 | 32.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye3 | fry | 1,310,400 | 11.2 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 4,002,000 | 34.1 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 1,701,000 | 13.6 |
| 2019 | Walleye3 | fry | 2,373,600 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 3,585,000 | 32.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 3,581,000 | 28.6 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 3,062,000 | 26.4 |
3 fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | USF | USFS owned public access on north end of lake in T.146; R.31W.;S.8. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
Temperature and dissolved oxygen measurements were collected from the deepest basin in Lake Andrusia, which is located wholly within the Leech Lake Reservation, on August 5th, 2025, to evaluate the quantity and quality of cold, oxygenated water (oxythermal habitat) available to coldwater fish species such as Cisco, also known as Tullibee. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO) holds Clean Water Act jurisdiction over waters within the exterior boundaries of the Leech Lake Reservation, which allows LLBO to establish water quality standards to protect Reservation waters and culturally important aquatic resources. During the summer, Cisco require a layer of oxythermal habitat that contains water temperatures below 21.2 degrees C (70.2 degrees F), and dissolved oxygen concentrations above 3.0 mg/L. This layer can be characterized using a single variable, TDO3, the temperature at which dissolved oxygen decreased to 3.0 mg/L. Based on data collected from the deepest basin (maximum sampled depth was 62.3 feet), the water temperature decreased to 21.2 degrees C (70.2 degrees F) at 28.9 feet and the dissolved oxygen concentration decreased to 3.0 mg/L at 25.8 feet at the time of sampling. Therefore, the water column did not contain a layer of water with sufficient temperature and dissolved oxygen for Cisco. Data collected by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources during the late summer period of maximum oxythermal stress (July 26th to August 24th) in 2006 and 2024 also indicate unsuitable oxythermal habitat for Cisco, with the least favorable conditions recorded in 2006. However, a survey completed in 2009 did indicate marginal habitat for Cisco, with a TDO3 of 18.9 degrees C. This variation indicates that coldwater habitat is marginal on Lake Andrusia. When inadequate oxythermal habitat is available, coldwater species are squeezed into unfavorable, warmer water conditions and experience higher levels of stress.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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