Clear Lake (Crow Wing County)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18036400
DNR records show 6 stocking entries at Clear Lake (Crow Wing County) since 2017, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2025 (240 fish).
- Clear Lake (Crow Wing County) has 6 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2017-2025): walleye (6).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 3,868 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 63 ft; surface area 226 acres, 59 littoral acres, 3.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 17.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, tullibee (cisco), walleye, and 3 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Jenkins; DNR lake number (DOW) 18036400.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/23/1962 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fingerlings | 240 | 32.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | yearlings | 88 | 44.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 1,180 | 59.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 1,180 | 59.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 1,003 | 59.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | yearlings | 177 | 59.0 |
2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
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 | Minnesota DNR | Access located on the north end of the lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2023
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 70.38 | 563 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 28.75 | 230 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 15.25 | 122 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 7.12 | 57 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 4.88 | 39 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 50-ft beach seine | 4.75 | 38 | 0.00 |
| LED | 50-ft beach seine | 4.25 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Common shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 2.88 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 41.00 | 41 | 0.00 |
| LED | 15-ft beach seine | 11.00 | 11 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 10.00 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 5.00 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 5.00 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 27.60 | 31 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 24.93 | 28 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 23.15 | 26 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 17.80 | 20 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 13.35 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 11.57 | 13 | 0.00 |
| LED | Backpack electrofishing | 7.12 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 4.45 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 20.56 | 185 | 0.17 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 9.00 | 81 | 0.28 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 3.33 | 30 | 0.18 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 21 | 0.33 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.89 | 17 | 0.67 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 4.29 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.23 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.96 |
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.
A targeted survey of nearshore fish species in Clear Lake was conducted on June 12-14, 2023, by Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program staff. Sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at ten sampling stations. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample eight stations, a 15-foot seine was used at one station, and site conditions prevented the use of seines at one station. Nearshore sampling captured seventeen species of fish including eight species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Banded Killifish, Blacknose Shiner, Iowa Darter, Least Darter, Logperch, Mimic Shiner, Rock Bass, and Smallmouth Bass) and one that is tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Green Sunfish). A concurrent summer trap net survey was also conducted by IBI Program staff. Nine trap nets were set along the shoreline in locations that encompassed multiple habitat types. Trap net sampling captured eleven species of fish, including one that is intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Rock Bass). Bluegill comprised a majority of the catch by number, whereas Bluegill, Bowfin, and Hybrid Sunfish comprised a majority by biomass. The nearshore and trap net data were combined with gill net data from a June 2022 survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g., Blackchin Shiner, Least Darter, and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead and Green Sunfish). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Results from this survey indicate that the fish community in Clear Lake is healthy as indicated by an FIBI score that exceeds the exceptional use threshold determined for similar lakes. These results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the Pine River Watershed assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. Temperature-dissolved oxygen profiles…
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