Grave Lake (Cass County)
Cass County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11008600
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Grave Lake (Cass County) since 2016, most recently walleye yearlings in 2024 (3,168 fish).
- Grave Lake (Cass County) has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2024): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 14,917 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 55 ft; surface area 373 acres, 132 littoral acres, 6.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 18.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Cass County, nearest town Remer; DNR lake number (DOW) 11008600.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 3,168 | 132.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,945 | 134.5 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 2,068 | 132.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 2,121 | 124.8 |
| 2016 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 4,615 | 131.9 |
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 | Off of County Road 52 |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 55.50 | 111 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 6.50 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 5.50 | 11 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 35.41 | 47 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 25.62 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 8.29 | 11 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 3.77 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 3.77 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 2.26 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Backpack electrofishing | 2.26 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 0.75 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 7.20 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.60 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 0.20 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.20 | 1 | 0.00 |
| LED | 15-ft beach seine | 0.20 | 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.
Grave Lake (DOW# 11-0086; Lake Class 23) is a 372-acre lake with 132 littoral acres located north of Remer, MN. There is a DNR owned public access on the east shore. Grave Lake has 6.20 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 55 feet. The DNR has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different classes based on physical, chemical and other characteristics. Grave Lake is in lake class 23; lakes in this class are generally very clear, very deep, have a low percentage of shallow water area, and have very irregularly shaped shoreline with many bays or points. Other Lake Class 23 lakes in the Walker Area include Hay (DOW# 11-0199), Horseshoe (DOW# 11-0358), Island (DOW# 11-0102), Mule (DOW# 11-0200), and Ponto (DOW# 11-0234) lakes. The lake is primarily managed for Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike and secondarily for Bluegill, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, and Walleye. The lake was initially surveyed in 1949 and 13 resurveys, population assessments or natural reproduction checks have occurred since then. A nearshore survey was conducted to assess the populations of both game and non-game fish species. A total of 10 sampling stations 100 feet long were evenly spaced around the lakeshore and sampled by backpack electrofishing, and when conditions allowed also with either a 15' or 50' seine (1/8th inch mesh). Soft bottom and heavy vegetation prevented the use of seines at three sampling sites. A total of 13 species were sampled, including five species that are intolerant of habitat disturbance: (Banded Killifish, Iowa Darter, Least Darter, Mottled Sculpin and Mimic Shiner). This nearshore survey will be combined with standard survey assessment data to calculate a Fish-Based Index of Biotic Integrity (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health by the types of fish species present and comparing it to what is expected for this type of lake. The FIBI Tool-2 was used for scoring and resulted in an FIBI score of 78, which is above both the impairment threshold (45) and the exceptional threshold (64) for this tool.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02; contours are the DNR bathymetric survey. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.
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