Huntington Mine Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18044100
DNR records show 34 stocking entries at Huntington Mine Lake since 2016, most recently brown trout yearlings in 2025 (175 fish).
- Huntington Mine Lake has 34 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): rainbow trout (23), brown trout (10), brook trout (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is rainbow trout: 66,452 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 258 ft; surface area 106 acres, 14 littoral acres, 3.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 38.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, rainbow trout, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Crosby; DNR lake number (DOW) 18044100.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brown Trout | yearlings | 175 | 40.7 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 5,007 | 1,895.4 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 78 | 384.0 |
| 2025 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 3,150 | 1,166.7 |
| 2024 | Brown Trout | adults | 50 | 125.0 |
| 2024 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 7,375 | 2,472.6 |
| 2023 | Brown Trout | yearlings | 250 | 58.1 |
| 2023 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 5,000 | 1,698.9 |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | yearlings | 350 | 77.8 |
| 2022 | Brown Trout | adults | 137 | 274.0 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 4,235 | 1,335.2 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 26 | 130.0 |
| 2022 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 768 | 284.4 |
| 2021 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 792 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 4,984 | 1,821.6 |
| 2021 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 85 | 481.1 |
| 2020 | Brown Trout | adults | 230 | 715.8 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 6,278 | 2,328.3 |
| 2020 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 103 | 527.9 |
| 2019 | Brown Trout | adults | 205 | 610.2 |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 5 | 16.1 |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 95 | 554.6 |
| 2019 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 6,639 | 2,683.7 |
| 2018 | Brown Trout | adults | 254 | 838.2 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 85 | 452.8 |
| 2018 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 6,041 | 1,886.2 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 35 | 83.5 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 2,030 | 135.3 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 7,171 | 2,664.0 |
| 2016 | Brown Trout | adults | 170 | 506.5 |
| 2016 | Brown Trout | yearlings | 2,000 | 375.9 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | adults | 43 | 254.1 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | fingerlings | 340 | 78.3 |
| 2016 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 6,879 | 3,074.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | Minnesota DNR | Unimproved access on north shore. - Access road starts on west end of Huntington off of Co Rd 128. Limited parking. |
| CA | Minnesota DNR | About 200 ft long moderately steep access trail. Located in southeast corner of lake from small parking area across from Pennington Mine Pit access. |
DNR fish survey, 2012
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 36.25 | 145 | 0.11 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 4.50 | 18 | 0.53 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.23 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.33 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 2.95 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 9.75 | 39 | 0.17 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 14 | 0.79 |
| Rainbow trout | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 12 | 0.38 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 1.25 | 5 | 2.69 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 4 | 0.41 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 4.94 |
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.
Huntington Mine Lake is a former open pit iron mine located northwest of Ironton that has filled with water. This mine pit lake has also been called Martin and Feigh. The maximum water depth is over 250 ft in the eastern end of the lake. The water is very clear with visibility to a depth of over 30 ft. A gravel boat launch is located on the north shore in the western portion of the lake and is accessed from County Road 127 along a recently improved gravel road. A carry-in access is located in the southeastern corner of the lake across from the Pennington Mine Lake access. Huntington is a designated stream trout lake. Designated stream trout lakes have additional angling regulations. Be sure to consult the current Minnesota Fishing Regulations book for regulations, seasons, and possession limits before fishing designated trout waters. Huntington is within the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area. The paved Cuyuna Lakes State Trail runs along the south side of the lake and numerous mountain bike trails traverse the surrounding overburden/tailings piles. A survey of the fish community and aquatic habitat in Huntington Mine Lake was conducted in early July 2012. The total catch in the gill nets was an average of 19.3 fish per set which is comparable to other Cuyuna mine pit lakes where average gill net catches have ranged from 2 to 63 total fish per net in recent surveys (median of 10.5 fish per net). Six species were captured in the gill nets and about half of the total catch was bluegills. The rainbow trout catch of 3 per gill net was above average compared to other recent nettings in nearby mine pit lakes. All of the rainbow trout were about 9 to 13 inches long and appeared to be age-1 fish from yearling stockings a few months earlier in April or May 2012. The northern pike catch of 0.8 per net was lower than recently found in most other Cuyuna mines. The northern pike ranged from 23 to 32 inches long with an average weight of nearly 5 pounds. Bluegills also comprised most of the trap net catch and were approximately 6 to 8 inches long. The other species found were largemouth bass, white sucker, and yellow perch. The dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles measured in July 2012 showed conditions suitable for trout occurred from a depth of about 20 ft down to at least 48 ft with the best temperatures and oxygen conditions for rainbow trout (52 - 66 F, greater than or equal to 5 ppm DO) occurring in about 14 vertical ft from a depth of about 21 ft through 34 ft. The water chemistry had low phosphorus and chlorophyll, but had fairly high ionic strength…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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