Found Lake

Lake County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 38062000

DNR records show 6 stocking entries at Found Lake since 2017, most recently brook trout fingerlings in 2025 (4,000 fish).

Found Lake has 6 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2017-2025): brook trout (6).
The most-stocked species by count is brook trout: 20,800 fish on record.
Maximum depth 38 ft; surface area 60 acres, 24 littoral acres, 1.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 16.1 ft.
Fish species DNR lists here: brook trout.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: May 10, 2023 (standard survey).
Lake County, nearest town Ely; DNR lake number (DOW) 38062000.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2025	Brook Trout	fingerlings	4,000	159.7
2023	Brook Trout	fingerlings	4,000	95.6
2021	Brook Trout	fingerlings	4,000	105.3
2019	Brook Trout⁸	fingerlings	3,900	118.2
2019	Brook Trout	adults	900	750.0
2017	Brook Trout⁸	fingerlings	4,000	65.7

⁸ fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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	30-rod portage from Newfound Lake. Found Lake is entirely within the BWCAW on a no-motor route.

DNR fish survey, 2023

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Brook trout	Standard gill nets	2.50	5	2.43

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.

Found Lake is 18 miles northeast of Ely in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The lake can be accessed by a 30-rod portage from Newfound Lake. There is one campsite on the lake, and summer visitors are reminded to obtain the proper day use or overnight permits from the US Forest Service in advance. Self-issued day use permits are also available at the public access on Moose Lake. No permits are required during the winter. This 59-acre lake is a designated stream trout lake that is stocked with brook trout in odd years. The lake has a maximum depth of 38 feet and clear water. Brook trout were sampled at a rate of 2.5 fish/net, which was below average for the lake. However, fish sizes were above average, with an average length of nearly 18 inches and average weights of almost 2.5 pounds. Additionally, 60% of the captured fish were longer than 18 inches. Multiple year classes were present in the sample, and brook trout were feeding on a variety of small fish, crayfish, and invertebrates.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, May 10, 2023.

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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.

Found Lake

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2023

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