Everett Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69012000
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Everett Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2024 (3,277 fish).
- Everett Lake has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2024): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 230,491 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 15 ft; surface area 113 acres, 113 littoral acres, 3.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.7 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Ely; DNR lake number (DOW) 69012000.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 3,277 | 113.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 3,164 | 113.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 2,546 | 113.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 1,504 | 100.3 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 220,000 | 2.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| PO | USF | 71 yd. portage from Twin Lk. - Portage is fairly level & not difficult. |
| PO | USF | 167 yd. portage from Echo Trail parking spot. - Fairly level, boardwalk through boggy area. |
DNR fish survey, 2020
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 3.44 | 31 | 2.14 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.67 | 24 | 0.09 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 1.67 | 15 | 4.30 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 6 | 2.00 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.21 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.22 | 2 | 1.03 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.07 |
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.
Everett Lake is a 113 acre lake located 6 miles northwest of Ely. The lake has two portage accesses, the main access is a 170 yard portage from the Echo Trail and the other is a 70 yard portage from Twin Lake. The lake has a maximum depth of 15 feet and brown bog-stained water. On July 27, 2020 Everett Lake was thermally stratified with a surface temperature of 77 F and a bottom temperature of 64 F. Oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to a depth of 10 feet. Lake bottom substrates along the shoreline are mostly boulder and ledge rock with muck in the bays. The overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 9.2 fish/net which was below average compared to past surveys on the lake. Yield was 16.4 lbs/net which was right at the lakes historic average. Fish species sampled were white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike, walleye, black crappie, largemouth bass, and bluegill. Walleye fingerlings are currently stocked in Everett Lake every other year. The 2020 walleye gillnet catch rate was 0.7 fish/net, which was low compared to other similar lakes as well as past surveys on Everett. Lengths ranged from 11 to just over 21 inches with an average of 17.5 inches. Weights were decent at an average of two pounds per fish. Fish were aged up to 10 years old, and all fish came from stocked year classes. The northern pike gillnet catch was 1.7 fish/net which was the lowest on record since 1975. Lengths ranged from 22 to 39 inches with an average of 26.5 inches. The average weight was quite good at over four pounds per fish. The 39 inch fish was also the largest pike sampled in all surveys on Everett Lake. The yellow perch catch rate was 2.7 fish/gill net which was below average compared to other similar lakes but right at the average for Everett Lake. Sizes were similar to past surveys but relatively small with a range of 6 to 7 inches.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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