Juggler Lake
Becker County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 03013600
DNR records show 3 stocking entries at Juggler Lake since 2018, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (150,000 fish).
- Juggler Lake has 3 DNR stocking records across 3 years (2018-2024): walleye (3).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 450,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 78 ft; surface area 428 acres, 149 littoral acres, 6.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 18.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Becker County, nearest town Ponsford; DNR lake number (DOW) 03013600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/30/1960 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 150,000 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 150,000 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 150,000 | 1.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| gravel ramp | Minnesota DNR | Southwest shore of lake in the northwest quarter of section 14. |
DNR fish survey, 2022
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 26.22 | 236 | 0.30 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 11.22 | 101 | 1.83 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 4.78 | 43 | 0.81 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 3.89 | 35 | 1.28 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 30 | 0.20 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 2.11 | 19 | 0.45 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.44 | 13 | 2.15 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.44 | 13 | 0.39 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 12.89 | 116 | 0.17 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 3.44 | 31 | 0.36 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.62 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.41 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.56 | 5 | 0.11 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 2.21 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.36 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.07 |
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.
Juggler Lake is a 410-acre Lake located in northern Becker County. Juggler Lake is within the boundaries of the White Earth Indian Reservation. Nearly all the lake's shoreline is privately owned, but the watershed contains large blocks of forested, county tax-forfeited land. There are approximately 40 homes/cabins on Juggler Lake. There are no significant inlets or outlet. There is a county-owned public access located on the southwest shore. A standard fisheries survey was completed on Juggler Lake on at the end of July 2022 to assess the fish community. Only five Walleyes were caught during the 2022 survey, resulting in the lowest catch rate on record for Juggler Lake (0.7 Walleyes per net). The Walleyes that were sampled were big, ranging from 22.4 inches to 28.1 inches. Catch rates for Northern Pike were slightly higher in 2022 (11.2 per gill net) than in 2017 (10.8 per gill net). This rate is above the lake's historical average. Northern Pike sampled ranged from 13.9 to 38.0 inches, with an average length of 19.3 inches. Catch rates of Bluegill were slightly below the historical average with 12.9 fish per set observed in 2022. Bluegills sampled ranged from 3.1 inches to 9.1 inches, with Bluegills captured having an average length of 7.9 inches. Bluegills eight inches or larger made up 18% of the fish sampled. Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass are present in Juggler Lake. Smallmouth Bass were introduced in 1987 and have thrived with the abundant spawning habitat in the lake. The catch rate of Smallmouth Bass sampled in 2022 gill nets was down slightly to 1.4 per net. These fish ranged from 11.1 to 20.9 inches with an average length of 15.2 inches and an average weight of 2.2 pounds. About 77% of the Smallmouth Bass sampled were over 14 inches. The 2022 gill net catch rate of Largemouth Bass was higher than recent surveys with a catch of 3.9 per net. Largemouth Bass sampled ranged in size from 6.4 to 17.6 inches, with an average length of 12.9 inches. Yellow Perch numbers have increased slightly from recent surveys with 3.3 fish per gill net caught in 2022. These fish averaged 7.3 inches with fish up to 11.0 inches measured. Other species sampled in this assessment include Green Sunfish and Rock Bass.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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