Le Homme Dieu Lake
Douglas County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 21005600
DNR records show 23 stocking entries at Le Homme Dieu Lake since 2016, most recently walleye adults in 2025 (1,412 fish).
- Le Homme Dieu Lake has 23 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): walleye (23).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 607,735 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 85 ft, mean depth 19 ft; surface area 1,801 acres, 880 littoral acres, 10.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 12.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, greater redhorse, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, and 8 more.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Douglas County, nearest town Alexandria; DNR lake number (DOW) 21005600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/22/1961 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | adults | 1,412 | 1,245.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye1 | fry | 375,000 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | Walleye | yearlings | 120 | 120.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fingerlings | 170 | 10.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye1 | yearlings | 700 | 100.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye1 | fry | 84,000 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 1,586 | 500.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 5,030 | 879.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 3,000 | 100.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 13,791 | 880.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 13,359 | 883.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,000 | 100.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fingerlings | 8,872 | 536.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,500 | 100.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 17,656 | 780.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 2,280 | 100.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 3,000 | 100.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 18,786 | 882.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 6,155 | 292.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 7,496 | 588.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 29,134 | 880.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 247 | 221.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 13,441 | 684.5 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups. 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 | Located on northwest side off County Road 42 NE |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | Located on northeast side off County Road 120 |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 94.00 | 94 | 1.18 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 20.75 | 249 | 0.13 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 10.42 | 125 | 0.33 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 6.50 | 78 | 0.22 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.08 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 1.42 | 17 | 0.65 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 1.17 | 14 | 3.43 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 12 | 0.43 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 9 | 0.56 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 15.58 | 187 | 0.21 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 60 | 0.88 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 4.17 | 50 | 3.62 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 42 | 1.52 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 40 | 0.84 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.67 | 20 | 0.61 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 1.58 | 19 | 0.08 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 16 | 2.19 |
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.
Lake Le Homme Dieu is a 1,800-acre basin located on the northeast city limits of Alexandria and is part of the Alexandria Chain of Lakes. Navigable connections exist to Lake Carlos and Lake Geneva. The shoreline and most of the watershed are well developed. Water quality is good. Water transparency was 10 feet during the 2024 survey. Because of its clear water and close proximity to Alexandria, the lake is popular with anglers and recreational boaters. Boating pressure can be high on weekends during the summer. Two well-maintained accesses are available to the public. The City of Alexandria maintains a public swimming beach on the southeast shoreline. A public beach is also available on the northwest shoreline. Boaters should be cautious of marked navigation hazards on the lake. A shallow rock bar is located in the middle of the lake off the west shoreline. Shallow rock areas are also present off both points leading into the west bay. A standard fisheries survey was completed in August of 2024 to evaluate abundance and size distribution of gamefish populations. Lake Le Homme Dieu supports a modest Walleye fishery, which is supplemented with combined fingerling stockings by the MN DNR and private user groups. Catches increased in 2024 to 3.5 Walleye/gill net. Forty-three percent of Walleyes captured were larger than 15 inches. Average length was 14.9 inches. The largest Walleye observed in gill nets was 25.3 inches. Northern Pike densities have been relatively stable in Lake Le Homme Dieu and provide moderate angling opportunities for large fish (4.2 fish/gill net). Average length was 25.3 inches. The largest pike measured 35.2 inches. Anglers are reminded that new pike zone regulations were implemented in 2018. Lake Le Homme Dieu is located in the North-Central Zone. Anglers can now keep up to 10 pike but not more than two can be over 26 inches in length. All pike between 22-26 inches must be immediately released. Harvesting smaller pike will help shift the population back towards larger individuals and reduce the number of predators for young Walleye and other gamefish. Lake Le Homme Dieu supports abundant populations of Bluegill, Black Crappie, and Largemouth Bass. Due to moderate fertility of the lake and moderate to high abundance of these fishes, growth rates can be slow. Fortunately, gamefishes in Lake Le Homme Dieu live to be quite old, thus it does support some larger fish. Fifteen percent of the Bluegill caught during the survey were over 7.0 inches and fish up to 9.0 inches were observed. Few Black Crappie are caught during summer surveys…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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