East Twin Lake (Crow Wing County)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18040700
DNR records show 4 stocking entries at East Twin Lake (Crow Wing County) since 2017, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2025 (1,300 fish).
- East Twin Lake (Crow Wing County) has 4 DNR stocking records across 4 years (2017-2025): walleye (4).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 6,308 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 45 ft; surface area 163 acres, 89 littoral acres, 2.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 21.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Nisswa; DNR lake number (DOW) 18040700.
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 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,300 | 65.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,300 | 65.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,275 | 91.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,433 | 71.7 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR |
DNR fish survey, 2017
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 118.41 | 97 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 30.52 | 25 | 0.00 |
| MMS | Backpack electrofishing | 10.99 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 4.88 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 3.66 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Spottail shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 3.66 | 3 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 2.44 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 1.22 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 35.50 | 213 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 10.33 | 62 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 6.83 | 41 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 5.50 | 33 | 0.00 |
| MMS | 15-ft beach seine | 2.50 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 12 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 1.83 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 14.50 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 4 | 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.
East Twin Lake is a 146 acre lake located two miles northwest of Nisswa in Crow Wing County. East Twin is located in the Crow Wing River watershed. The lake has a maximum depth of 45'. A nearshore survey was conducted to assess the populations of both game and non-game fish species. Ten 100' long sampling stations were evenly spaced around the lakeshore. Each station was then sampled by backpack electrofishing, and if conditions allowed with a 15' or 50' 1/8th inch seine. The nearshore survey took place on 25 July 2017, with all ten stations sampled by backpack electrofishing. The 15' 1/8th inch seine was used at six stations, with the 50' 1/8th inch seine used at an additional two sites. Two sites had heavy vegetation which prohibited seining. In total 12 species were sampled including intolerant species, Iowa darter, banded killifish, blacknose shiner, blackchin shiner, and mimic shiner. This nearshore survey will be used along with the gillnet and trapnet survey conducted on 19-21 June 2017 to calculate an Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) score. This score will be an indicator of the health of East Twin Lake.
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