Memegwesi Lake
Lake County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 38044000
DNR records show 10 stocking entries at Memegwesi Lake since 2017, most recently brook trout fingerlings in 2025 (2,000 fish).
- Memegwesi Lake has 10 DNR stocking records across 9 years (2017-2025): brook trout (9), rainbow trout (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is brook trout: 15,200 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 25 ft, mean depth 9 ft; surface area 43 acres, 32 littoral acres, 1.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: brook trout, white sucker.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Lake County, nearest town Isabella; DNR lake number (DOW) 38044000.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 2,000 | 79.9 |
| 2024 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 2,000 | 40.7 |
| 2023 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 2,000 | 47.8 |
| 2022 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 1,700 | 69.1 |
| 2021 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 2,000 | 52.6 |
| 2020 | Brook Trout | fingerlings | 2,000 | 87.6 |
| 2019 | Brook Trout8 | yearlings | 500 | 30.7 |
| 2018 | Brook Trout8 | fingerlings | 2,000 | 100.0 |
| 2017 | Brook Trout8 | fingerlings | 1,000 | 16.4 |
| 2017 | Rainbow Trout | yearlings | 1,000 | 344.8 |
8 fish cooperatively purchased, raised, and/or stocked by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| CA | USF | Take USFS Rd #368 approximately 1 mile to the end of the road. Then take 500 foot trail, on steep terrain, to the southwest side of the southwest basin of the lake. Parking for four vehicles. |
DNR fish survey, 2022
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 26.00 | 52 | 0.78 |
| Brook trout | Standard gill nets | 12.00 | 24 | 0.53 |
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.
Memegwesi Lake is a designated stream trout lake that has been stocked with fingerling Brook Trout annually since 1990 with few exceptions. The lake is located about two miles northeast of Isabella. There is a carry-in access at the end of US Forest Service 368 with a 500 foot long trail and wooden steps down to the lake. The current management plan calls for 2,000 fingerling Brook Trout to be stocked annually in the fall. A survey was completed in October 2022 to monitor the trout population and was the second survey completed after a lake reclamation was performed in 2016. Brook Trout catch was similar to the previous survey with a total of 24 fish sampled. Size of fish ranged from 9 to 14 inches long and averaged about 11 inches and a half a pound. The catch consisted of trout stocked the previous two years indicating adequate growth and survival in recent years. It was not unexpected to catch White Suckers during this survey because they were captured in 2019, but the high catch was disappointing because their populations can impact the success of Brook Trout management through competition for food. The lake will continue to be monitored to determine if sucker abundance impacts the growth and survival of stocked Brook Trout.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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