Loiten Lake

St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69087200

Loiten Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

• Loiten Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
• Maximum depth 49 ft; surface area 94 acres, 22 littoral acres, 2.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 13.8 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, rock bass.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: July 20, 2015 (standard survey).
• St. Louis County, nearest town International Falls; DNR lake number (DOW) 69087200.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/21/1969 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2015

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.

A standard lake survey was completed on Loiten Lake in 2015 as part of a scheduled investigation in accordance with the Loiten Lake management plan. Loiten is a 94 acre lake located within Voyageurs National Park. It is located in the mass of land between Kabetogama and Rainy Lake, and is part of a chain of lakes including Quill, War Club, and Locator. There is a camping site available to reserve through Voyageurs National Park. Loiten was stocked with Largemouth Bass in 1950 and 1965 to create a unique fishery in an area where there are otherwise few opportunities to pursue these fish. The stocking produced a self-sustaining population of fish in Loiten. Largemouth Bass are difficult to sample with standard netting gear used in surveys, so angling was used to sample a better representation of the population during the 2015 survey. The population is characterized by large numbers of small to medium sized fish. Angling is excellent, with a fish measured about every nine minutes. Largemouth up to 16.2 inches were caught, and an average fish measured 12.5 inches. The only other species of fish sampled were Rock Bass, and they were present in very low numbers. Steep drop offs around most of the lake concentrate fish in the small area of shallow water near shore. This means that most of the desirable fishing areas are within reach of anglers casting from shore. While many experienced anglers would enjoy the fast paced action on Loiten, this would also be an excellent lake to take kids or new anglers to learn how to catch bass while enjoying some beautiful scenery.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, July 20, 2015.

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