East LaBelle Lake
Becker County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 03064800
DNR records show 9 stocking entries at East LaBelle Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (38,700 fish).
- East LaBelle Lake has 9 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): walleye (9).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 575,300 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 19 ft; surface area 229 acres, 77 littoral acres, 4.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 8.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Becker County, nearest town Lake Park; DNR lake number (DOW) 03064800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/27/1964 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 38,700 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 77,400 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 38,700 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 38,700 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 38,700 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 38,700 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 188,700 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 38,700 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 77,000 | 0.7 |
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 | - | Concrete log ramp on northeast shore. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 38.50 | 77 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 36.50 | 73 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 4.50 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 50-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 26.89 | 30 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 14.34 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 14.34 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 4.48 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 2.69 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 12.75 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 8.00 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 3.75 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 1.75 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 0.75 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 0.75 | 3 | 0.00 |
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 East LaBelle Lake was conducted July 1st, 2025, by Detroit Lakes Fisheries staff. Data was collected from 10 sampling stations spaced around the lake. All stations were sampled with a backpack electrofishing unit, 2 were sampled with a 50-foot seine and 4 stations were sampled with a 15-foot seine. Four stations were not sampled with a seine because of dense vegetation, water being too deep, muck being too thick, or a combination of all of these circumstances. Nearshore sampling captured six species of native fish (Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed Sunfish and Yellow Perch) and two tolerant species (Black Bullhead and Green Sunfish). The three most common species captured during the nearshore survey in order of abundance were: Bluegill, Yellow Perch, and Green Sunfish. The nearshore fish survey data was combined with the standard survey data from June 2025 to describe the fish community and provide a Fish-based Index of Biotic Integrity (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, Iowa Darter, and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead, Fathead Minnow, 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. Data from this survey will contribute biological information about the health of the fish community to a watershed assessment process in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. East LaBelle Lake is located in the Buffalo River Watershed.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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