Blacksmith Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 29027500
DNR records show 13 stocking entries at Blacksmith Lake since 2016, most recently rainbow trout yearlings in 2025 (103 fish).
- Blacksmith Lake has 13 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): rainbow trout (13).
- The most-stocked species by count is rainbow trout: 56,301 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 45 ft; surface area 39 acres, 18 littoral acres, 1.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 18.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: rainbow trout.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hubbard County, nearest town Park Rapids; DNR lake number (DOW) 29027500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/1/1972 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 103 | 78.6 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,594 | 1,257.1 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 102 | 398.5 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,608 | 982.1 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,674 | 961.7 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,603 | 709.2 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,514 | 991.7 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,649 | 896.7 |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,622 | 952.9 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,616 | 870.7 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 5,611 | 1,193.8 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 2,805 | 514.7 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 2,800 | 210.5 |
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | county | Access is located in northwest corner of lake |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow trout | Standard gill nets | 54.50 | 109 | 0.43 |
| Rainbow trout | Standard trap nets | 6.60 | 33 | 0.28 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 3.20 | 16 | 0.08 |
| Common shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.60 | 3 | 0.12 |
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.
Blacksmith Lake is located twelve miles north of Park Rapids in central Hubbard County. Blacksmith Lake has a surface area of 38.5 acres, shoreline length of 1.36 miles, and a maximum depth of 45 feet. A county owned public access is located on the northwest corner of the lake. Blacksmith Lake is one of three lakes in the Park Rapids Management Area designated as a stream trout lake, specifically managed for Rainbow Trout, and stocked each fall with Rainbow Trout fingerlings. The other two lakes are Newman and Crappie Lakes. Abundance of Rainbow Trout in 2021 was the highest ever recorded at Blacksmith Lake. Fish from the 2020 stocking were 7 to 11 inches and fish from the 2019 and 2018 stockings were 12 to 16 inches.
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