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Freeborn Lake (Freeborn County)

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

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 24004400

DNR records show 4 stocking entries at Freeborn Lake (Freeborn County) since 2018, most recently northern pike fry in 2021 (110,704 fish).

Freeborn Lake (Freeborn County) has 4 DNR stocking records across 3 years (2018-2021): northern pike (3), yellow perch (1).
The most-stocked species by count is northern pike: 618,762 fish on record.
Maximum depth 7 ft, mean depth 2 ft; surface area 2,034 acres, 2,034 littoral acres, 11.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 0.5 ft.
Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, green sunfish, northern pike, yellow perch.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: March 31, 2021 (targeted survey).
Freeborn County, nearest town Freeborn; DNR lake number (DOW) 24004400.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2021	Northern Pike	fry	110,704	3.5
2019	Northern Pike	fry	254,000	9.2
2019	Yellow Perch	adults	19,300	620.0
2018	Northern Pike	fry	254,058	7.4

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	county	East side of Lake

DNR fish survey, 2021

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Yellow perch	Special trap nets	190.00	760	0.00
Black bullhead	Special trap nets	22.50	90	0.00
Fathead minnow	Special trap nets	21.25	85	0.00
Northern pike	Special trap nets	21.00	84	0.80
Green sunfish	Special trap nets	17.00	68	0.00
Golden shiner	Special trap nets	1.75	7	0.00
Central mudminnow	Special trap nets	0.50	2	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.

Six 3/8 inch, single frame trap nets were set on March 31, 2021 to assess the fish community in Freeborn Lake. The nets were lifted on April 1, 2021 and estimated fish counts were collected from the 4 nets that were not collapsed by wind. A subsample of Northern Pike and Yellow Perch were measured from the first trap net to get length frequency data.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, March 31, 2021.

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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.

Freeborn Lake (Freeborn County)

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2021

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