Lory Lake
Isanti County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 30009600
Lory Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Lory Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 21 ft; surface area 222 acres, 197 littoral acres, 3.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 3.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Isanti County, nearest town Dalbo; DNR lake number (DOW) 30009600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/17/1959 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | county | West side of lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 69.43 | 47 | 1.43 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 28.50 | 171 | 0.09 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 26.17 | 157 | 0.12 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.17 | 25 | 0.87 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 20 | 2.72 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 8 | 1.57 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.09 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.32 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 3 | 5.09 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 17.38 | 139 | 0.12 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 9.62 | 77 | 0.51 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 5.25 | 42 | 0.34 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.75 | 14 | 0.22 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.38 | 11 | 0.54 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 8 | 2.12 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 8 | 0.23 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 2 | 0.15 |
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.
Lory is a fertile, 212 acre lake in northern Isanti County. Lakeshore development and water clarity are fairly low. A public boat access is located on the west side of the lake with roadside parking. The lake is managed primarily for Northern Pike and Largemouth Bass. Fishing pressure is low to moderate in summer and moderate to high some winters. Based on 2021 assessments results, anglers can expect good numbers of quality sized Largemouth Bass. Bass averaged 12.9 inches and 1.4 pounds with more than a third of the catch topping 15 inches. Northern Pike abundance decreased slightly since 2013 but size bumped up some. Northerns averaged 23.2 inches and 2.7. Black Crappie are still abundant in the lake and with bass receive the bulk of anglers' attention. While 30% of the crappie catch from trap nets exceeded 9 inches, gill netted crappie were notably smaller. Most were under 7 inches. Bluegills provide additional harvest opportunity. Their abundance in the trap nets increased with a subsequent decrease in size. Less than 15% of the catch topped 7 inches. Walleye abundance was down compared to the lake's historic mean. Lory Lake was removed from the regular stocking list after 2015. Walleye will now only be stocked when a surplus is available. The three walleye captured ranged from 21 to 27 inches.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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