Clark Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18037400
DNR records show 3 stocking entries at Clark Lake since 2021, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (264,000 fish).
- Clark Lake has 3 DNR stocking records across 2 years (2021-2025): walleye (3).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 269,100 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 31 ft; surface area 305 acres, 264 littoral acres, 5.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 14.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, and 2 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Nisswa; DNR lake number (DOW) 18037400.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 264,000 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,700 | 120.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,400 | 120.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | South end of lake on east side of inlet. - South end of lake off of Co.Rd. 13. |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 51.56 | 464 | 0.09 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 6.00 | 54 | 0.46 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 5.89 | 53 | 0.19 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 5.11 | 46 | 0.29 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.56 | 32 | 0.63 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.11 | 10 | 0.61 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 5.10 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 1.05 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.33 | 56 | 1.38 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 5.50 | 33 | 0.15 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 18 | 0.15 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 8 | 0.67 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.65 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.08 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.62 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.81 |
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.
Clark Lake is a 343 acre lake located in west-central Crow Wing County with a maximum depth of 31'. Due to the fertility of the lake, periodic partial winterkills have been known to occur in the past. There are no recent winterkills on record. Walleye have been stocked in the past as fry after winterkill events and the lake association has been allowed to stock fingerlings up to every other year. Fingerling stocking last occurred in October of 2021. Only one Walleye measuring 22.1" was caught in this survey. The catch rate has never been higher than 1.0/gill net. The lake is primarily managed for Northern Pike and panfish species. The Northern Pike catch rate of 9.3/gill net was average for this type of lake. Average length was only 17.4" and 84% of the fish were under 22". Anglers are allowed to keep 10 fish of this size. Panfish size looked a little bit better. Bluegill were caught in above average numbers (51.6/trap net). They had an average length of 6.7" and 37% of the fish were 7" or larger. Black Crappie numbers were also above average (6.0/trap net) and 77% of the fish were 8" or larger. Although not sampled well with gill nets and trap nets, Largemouth Bass are also available for anglers. The fish that were caught ranged from 7.8" to 15.2".
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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