Mashkenode Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69072500
DNR records show 9 stocking entries at Mashkenode Lake since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (64,000 fish).
- Mashkenode Lake has 9 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2016-2025): walleye (9).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 583,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 14 ft; surface area 128 acres, 128 littoral acres, 2.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Virginia; DNR lake number (DOW) 69072500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey (get source); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 71,000 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 64,000 | 0.6 |
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 | city | Access is on SE corner of lake off Co. Rd. # 7. - Parking for approx. 6 vehicles w/ trailers. |
DNR fish survey, 2022
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.75 | 39 | 2.93 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 9.75 | 39 | 2.00 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 36 | 0.16 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 7.25 | 29 | 0.09 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 24 | 1.75 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 3.25 | 13 | 0.55 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 5.22 | 47 | 0.62 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.33 | 30 | 0.32 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 1.56 | 14 | 2.01 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 0.29 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 2.04 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 1.79 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.40 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.06 |
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.
Mashkenode Lake is located three miles southwest of the city of Virginia with its access via a concrete ramp off County Road 7. The lake covers 128 acres, has a maximum depth of 14 feet, and has brown-colored water. The lake's major inlet and outlet is the East Two River. On June 13, 2022 water temperatures ranged from 68 F at the surface to 59 F at the bottom. Oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to a depth of 10.0 feet. Shoreline substrates are made up of mostly sand, silt, and clay. Aquatic vegetation growth can be quite substantial at times. Mashkenode was first stocked with walleye fry in 2013, and the lake has been annually stocked (except for 2020) ever since. In 2022 the overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 45.0 fish/net, which was the second lowest on record for the lake. Fish species sampled in gillnets were northern pike, white sucker, black crappie, yellow perch, walleye, and black bullhead. The overall trapnet catch rate for all fish combined was 13.4 fish/net, which was the lowest catch on record for the lake. Some fish species that were sampled in trap nets and not in gill nets were bluegill, pumpkinseed, golden shiner, and brown bullhead. The walleye population has shown promise over the two most recent surveys (2022 and 2017) since the introduction of walleye fry. The 2017 catch rate was 4.3 fish/net and the 2022 survey sampled 6.0 fish/net. The current gillnet catch rate is very good compared to other similar lakes in the state and the highest on record for Mashekenode Lake. Lengths ranged from 8 to 21 inches, with an average of nearly 17 inches. Growth rates were quite good with the average walleye reaching nearly 16 inches at 4 years old. Ages ranged from 1 to 7 with all fish coming from stocked year classes. The northern pike gillnet catch was 9.8 fish/net which was better than most other similar lakes in the state and the highest on record for the lake. Sizes ranged from 13 to 37 inches with an average of nearly 23 inches. The largest fish in the sample was the new record for the lake. Thirty black crappie were sampled in trap nets for a catch rate of 3.3 fish/net. This was right at the average when compared to past surveys on the lake and better than average when compared to other similar lakes. Lengths ranged from 5 to 12 inches with an average of 8 inches. Thirty-six additional fish were sampled in the gill nets. Their lengths were similar to the trap netted fish. Nine bluegill were sampled in trap nets for a catch rate of 1.0 fish/net. This was tied for the lowest catch rated on record for the lake and low…
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