Crooked Lake (Anoka County)
Anoka County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 02008400
DNR records show 4 stocking entries at Crooked Lake (Anoka County) since 2021, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (172,000 fish).
- Crooked Lake (Anoka County) has 4 DNR stocking records across 4 years (2021-2024): walleye (4).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 688,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 26 ft; surface area 115 acres, 86 littoral acres, 2.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Anoka County, nearest town Andover; DNR lake number (DOW) 02008400.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 172,000 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 172,000 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 172,000 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 172,000 | 1.9 |
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 | - DNR owned and maintained by the City of Andover |
| PU | city | - City of Coon Rapids owns and maintains Crooked Lake Park on the east side of the lake. A fishing pier and shore fishing are available. |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 81.60 | 119 | 0.87 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 40.50 | 324 | 0.07 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.75 | 22 | 0.08 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.62 | 13 | 0.15 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 0.15 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 0.64 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.38 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Channel catfish | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 2 | 3.43 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 2 | 0.07 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 11.50 | 23 | 2.61 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 10.00 | 20 | 0.16 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 6 | 0.17 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.74 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 1.79 |
| Channel catfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 4.60 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.15 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.16 |
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.
Crooked Lake is a 115 acre lake in Anoka County assigned to lake class 30. Primarily managed for Largemouth Bass, a special catch and release only regulation for Bass was implemented in 2002. Walleye and Channel Catfish have been stocked previously but these efforts were discontinued after 2015 since they failed to create a feasible fishery. A winter aeration system to reduce winterkill was installed in 1987. This survey was conducted in July 2021 with gill nets and trap nets. Electrofishing to target Largemouth Bass was conducted in May 2021. The previous Survey was conducted in 2015 with the previous electrofishing effort occurring in 2016. Largemouth Bass were sampled by electrofishing at a rate of 81 fish per hour, the highest catch rate in the lake's history. It is nearly four times as high as the previous electrofishing effort but on par with the next most recent sampling in 1999 of 70.9 fish per hour. Average size was smaller than previous surveys with a mean length of 9.9 inches. This may be due to the large number of particularly small fish that were sampled rather than a lack of larger fish. The largest individual measured 19.5 inches. Northern Pike were sampled at a rate of 11.5 fish per gill net. This higher than average for similar lakes but is typical relative to the previous survey. Fish size was slightly smaller than previous surveys with a mean length of 22.3 inches. Sizes were fairly well distributed between 15 and 30 inches. Trap nets sampled Black Crappie at a rate of only 0.25 fish per net and gill nets at only 3 fish per net. This rate is low but rates have been relatively low in most previous surveys. The low number of fish sampled makes it impossible to extrapolate any size data to the entire population but the largest fish measured was 8.4 inches. Bluegill were sampled by trap nets at a rate of 40.5 fish per net. This is higher than average for similar lakes but typical of previous surveys. Fish size was also typical relative to previous surveys with a mean length of 5.5 inches. The longest fish sampled was 7.5 inches. Four Channel Catfish with a mean length of 22.4 inches were sampled in this survey. These fish have persisted since the cessation of stocking in 2015 and may still offer a limited angling opportunity. Other species sampled included: Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead, and Yellow Perch.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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