Cannon Lake
Rice County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 66000800
DNR records show 12 stocking entries at Cannon Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (369,000 fish).
- Cannon Lake has 12 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2025): walleye (12).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 6,271,887 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 15 ft; surface area 1,593 acres, 1,593 littoral acres, 12.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 1.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), channel catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, river carpsucker, and 5 more.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Rice County, nearest town Faribault; DNR lake number (DOW) 66000800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/6/1958 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 369,000 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 2,212,887 | 21.5 |
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | county | - Shore access on north end between Cannon and Wells lakes. |
| asphalt ramp | county | Shager Memorial Park |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | Fall electrofishing | 224.13 | 337 | 0.09 |
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.
Nighttime electrofishing for YOY Walleye was completed on 6 October 2025. Three hundred and thirty-seven age-0 Walleyes were sampled during 90 minutes of electrofishing for a catch rate of 224.1/hour on-time. Age-0 Walleye averaged 7.9 inches and ranged from 5.9 inches to 10.8 inches. The mean catch rate since 1997 during fry stocked years (n=13) was 193.7/per hour on-time while non-stocked years (n=6) have averaged 12.5/hour on-time.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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