Goose Lake (Chisago County)
Chisago County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 13008300
DNR records show 21 stocking entries at Goose Lake (Chisago County) since 2016, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2025 (4,606 fish).
- Goose Lake (Chisago County) has 21 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): walleye (21).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 58,845 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 55 ft, mean depth 15 ft; surface area 732 acres, 370 littoral acres, 7.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.6 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, and 3 more.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Chisago County, nearest town Stark (Chisago); DNR lake number (DOW) 13008300.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fingerlings | 4,606 | 362.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | yearlings | 258 | 92.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 351 | 27.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 157 | 84.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,491 | 198.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 812 | 203.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 336 | 14.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | yearlings | 1,003 | 23.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 18,127 | 350.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | adults | 16 | 8.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 6,840 | 342.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | yearlings | 311 | 207.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,052 | 360.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | adults | 23 | 45.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 327 | 173.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 924 | 130.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | yearlings | 3,120 | 260.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,940 | 245.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 5,775 | 350.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 665 | 350.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 7,711 | 350.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | |
| concrete ramp | PRI | - Fee access at Goose Lake Resort on the SW end of north basin. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 378.00 | 3,402 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 147.00 | 1,323 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 37.67 | 339 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 12.33 | 111 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 9.78 | 88 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 5.22 | 47 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 0.78 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 50-ft beach seine | 0.22 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 97.86 | 189 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 27.96 | 54 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 18.12 | 35 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 16.05 | 31 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 6.21 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 2.07 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 1.55 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 1.04 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 22.00 | 44 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 8.00 | 16 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 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 the nearshore fish community was conducted by Hinckley fisheries staff on Goose Lake on July 17, 2025. Nearshore sampling captured 14 species of fish: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Central Mudminnow, Fathead Minnow, Golden Shiner, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Tadpole Madtom, Walleye, Yellow Bullhead, and Yellow Perch. The nearshore survey data is combined with standard gill and trap netting survey data from previous Goose Lake surveys to calculate a Fish IBI (FIBI) score and helps assess aquatic life in Goose Lake. The FIBI score for Goose Lake based on this survey is below the impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. This survey is contributing to a watershed assessment process in coordination with the MN Pollution Control Agency. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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