Cedar Lake (Martin County)
Martin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 46012100
DNR records show 7 stocking entries at Cedar Lake (Martin County) since 2016, most recently northern pike fingerlings in 2025 (336 fish).
- Cedar Lake (Martin County) has 7 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2025): walleye (5), northern pike (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 2,122,406 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 7 ft; surface area 707 acres, 707 littoral acres, 9.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 2.1 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, common carp, freshwater drum, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, quillback, walleye, and 4 more.
- 4 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Martin County, nearest town Trimont; DNR lake number (DOW) 46012100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey (get source); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Pike | fingerlings | 336 | 84.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 353,000 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 353,000 | 2.9 |
| 2021 | Northern Pike | adults | 450 | 346.1 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 353,000 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 353,000 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 710,406 | 6.0 |
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 | county | - COUNTY-OWNED ACCESS AT NORTH END OF NORTH LAKE. |
| gravel ramp | county | - COUNTY-OWNED ACCESS AT NORTH END OF NORTH LAKE. |
| gravel ramp | county | - COUNTY-OWNED ACCESS AT SOUTH END OF NORTH LAKE. |
| gravel ramp | county | - COUNTY-OWNED ACCESS AT SOUTH END OF SOUTH LAKE. |
DNR fish survey, 2022
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 182.67 | 548 | 0.06 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 41.00 | 123 | 1.13 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 16.00 | 48 | 0.13 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 7.00 | 21 | 3.20 |
| Bigmouth buffalo | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 18 | 1.69 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 12 | 1.07 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 3.67 | 11 | 2.05 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 8 | 0.18 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 87.25 | 1,047 | 0.06 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 19.58 | 235 | 0.25 |
| White crappie | Standard trap nets | 4.92 | 59 | 0.82 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 3.58 | 43 | 2.00 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 36 | 3.50 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 12 | 2.39 |
| Bigmouth buffalo | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 6 | 6.29 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.42 | 5 | 0.20 |
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.
Cedar Lake is a shallow (maximum depth of 7.0 ft.), 710-acre lake located near Trimont in Martin County. Cedar Lake has two basins (North Cedar and South Cedar) that are separated by a road, but connected by a large culvert that allows fish passage. Cedar Lake has a history of winterkill, with the most recent occurring during the winter of 2013-2014. Cedar Lake's connectivity to other waterbodies (Fish Lake, Buffalo Lake, Little Twin Lake, several small wetlands) during high water events allows fish to repopulate the lake relatively quickly following a winterkill, and provides favorable spawning habitat for Northern Pike. Cedar Lake is managed primarily for Northern Pike and secondarily for crappie, Walleye and Yellow Perch. Cedar Lake was surveyed the week of June 6, 2022 to monitor fish populations using three gill nets and 12 trap nets. Cedar Lake has historically been a productive Northern Pike fishery, as catch rates have varied from 0.0 per gill net in 2014 (following a winterkill) to 16.7 per gill net in 2004, and have averaged 6.5 per gill net since 1986. In 2022, the Northern Pike catch rate was 7.0 per gill net, which is near the upper end of the expected range of catch rates for similar lakes (1.1 to 8.0 per gill net). Northern Pike ranged in length from 17.7 to 31.5 inches and averaged 24.4 inches. While the Northern Pike population in Cedar Lake is sustained mostly through natural reproduction in connected lakes and wetlands, supplemental stocking has occurred sporadically when extra Northern Pike are available (2014 and 2021). Mean relative weight of Northern Pike was 80, indicating that pike are in good condition and are foraging successfully. Cedar Lake is within the "southern zone" of the Northern Pike zone regulations, so two Pike longer than 24 inches can be harvested. Northern Pike under 24 inches must be released. The 2022 Walleye catch rate was 3.7 per gill net, which is within the expected range of catch rates for similar lakes (2.3 to 18.1 per gill net), but was a decrease from the 2018 catch rate of 9.3 per gill net. Historically, Walleye catch rates have varied from 3.3 per gill net in 2014 to 9.3 per gill net in 2018, and have averaged 5.5 per gill net since 1995. Three year classes of Walleye were sampled including Walleye from the 2015, 2018, and 2020 year classes. 2020 was a non-stocked year for all lakes in Minnesota due to COVID limitations, thus the 2020 year class was from natural reproduction. Growth of Walleye in Cedar Lake is fast when compared to Walleye growth in other similar lakes across Minnesota, as mean…
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