Island Lake (Itasca County, DOW 31075400)
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31075400
DNR records show 8 stocking entries at Island Lake (Itasca County, DOW 31075400) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (91,500 fish).
- Island Lake (Itasca County, DOW 31075400) has 8 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2024): walleye (8).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 740,500 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 31 ft; surface area 285 acres, 183 littoral acres, 5.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.2 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and 1 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Deer River; DNR lake number (DOW) 31075400.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 91,500 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 91,500 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 100,000 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 91,500 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 91,500 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 91,500 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 91,500 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 91,500 | 0.9 |
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 | county | County-administered access on west shore, off County Road 181; limited parking. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 72.00 | 72 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 23.00 | 23 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 15.00 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 4.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 50-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 10.91 | 18 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 7.88 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 6.67 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 3.64 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 3.64 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 2.42 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 1.21 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 1.21 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 7.80 | 39 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 2.40 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 0.80 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 0.80 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 0.60 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Fathead minnow | 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.
Island Lake is in ecological lake class 34 and is located 7 miles northeast of Deer River, MN, in the Mississippi River Watershed. The lake is 256 acres and has a maximum depth of 31 feet. A survey targeting nearshore fish species was conducted by Area fisheries staff beginning on 28 June, 2024. Ten sampling sites (100 feet long) were evenly spaced around the lake shore, sampling a variety of habitat types. Each site is sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 15-ft or 50-ft 1/8th inch mesh seine, depending on habitat condition. Shoreline seining was conducted at 5 sites using the 15-ft seine and one by the 50-ft seine. Backpack electrofishing was completed at all 10 sites. Nearshore sampling captured 13 different species: 10 species by seining and 11 species by backpack electrofishing. The species can be found in the gear-specific catch tables in this report. Nearshore catches will be used with the gill net and trap net data from the standard survey conducted on 24 June, 2024, to calculate a fish-based Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) score which is indicative of lake health. The surveys will assist the watershed assessment process in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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