Locke Lake
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86016800
DNR records show 14 stocking entries at Locke Lake since 2016, most recently black crappie adults in 2025 (20 fish).
- Locke Lake has 14 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2016-2025): walleye (8), black crappie (2), bluegill sunfish (2), yellow perch (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,535,951 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 49 ft, mean depth 18 ft; surface area 140 acres, 67 littoral acres, 2.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, and 3 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Clearwater; DNR lake number (DOW) 86016800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 9/8/1955 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Black Crappie1 | adults | 20 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | Bluegill Sunfish1 | yearlings | 1,000 | 28.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 132,951 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | Yellow Perch1 | yearlings | 200 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye1 | fry | 750,000 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 134,000 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 134,000 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | Bluegill Sunfish1 | adults | 800 | 115.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 150,000 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | Walleye1 | fry | 100,000 | 1.0 |
| 2017 | Black Crappie1 | yearlings | 700 | 45.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 134,000 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | Yellow Perch1 | yearlings | 300 | 20.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,000 | 40.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | State owned access on the north end of lake accessible from 143rd ST NW. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | Fall electrofishing | 26.86 | 33 | 0.94 |
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.
Locke Lake is a 156-acre general development lake located one mile southeast of Hasty in northern Wright County. The watershed is large (32,365 acres) and the primary land uses are cultivated crops (43%), forest (16%), and hay/pasture (11%). A downstream barrier on Silver Creek isolates Locke Lake from the Mississippi River. A public access is located on the northeast side of the lake. Walleyes are a primary managed species in Locke Lake and have been sustained through fry stocking since 1999. Since 2009, fry have been stocked at a rate of 2,000 per littoral acre, augmented by surplus fry from the hatchery or fry stocked by the lake association. Fall night electrofishing catch rates have varied from zero to 104 young of the year (YOY) per hour (on time). In 2025, 1 YOY Walleye was sampled along with 32 Walleye age-1 or older. Fall electrofishing results in 2025 (0.8/hr) were much lower than 2023 (36.0/hr) and indicate that fry survival was poor (
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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