Kane Lake

Lake County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 38065100

DNR records show 1 stocking entry at Kane Lake since 2017, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2017 (5,950 fish).

Kane Lake has 1 DNR stocking record across 1 year (2017-2017): walleye (1).
The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 5,950 fish on record.
Maximum depth 17 ft; surface area 112 acres, 103 littoral acres, 2.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: August 10, 1988 (standard survey).
Lake County, nearest town McNair; DNR lake number (DOW) 38065100.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2017	Walleye¹	fingerlings	5,950	350.0

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

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
O	UKN	- NONE

DNR fish survey, 1988

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Yellow perch	Standard gill nets	19.00	76	0.14
Walleye	Standard gill nets	4.25	17	1.37
Northern pike	Standard gill nets	2.25	9	0.82
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	2.71	38	0.07
Yellow perch	Standard trap nets	1.50	21	0.09
Walleye	Standard trap nets	0.93	13	1.52
Northern pike	Standard trap nets	0.64	9	0.86
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	0.14	2	0.20

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.

The Walleye population is maintained entirely by natural reproduction. The fluctuating population indicates that natural reproduction is sporadic. Walleye gillnet catches for 1988 were about 1/2 the local average. Scale reading indicates a strong year class of age-2 fish, however; age-3 and 4 appear to have poor year class strength. Northern Pike numbers traditionally have been low and 1988 catches again indicated this. Yellow Perch are present is sufficient numbers to provide a good forage base.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, August 10, 1988.

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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.

Kane Lake

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 1988

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