Moose Lake (Wright County)
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86027100
Moose Lake (Wright County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Moose Lake (Wright County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 43 ft, mean depth 10 ft; surface area 87 acres, 63 littoral acres, 2.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 8.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Wright County, nearest town French Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 86027100.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/31/1972 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | county | Boat launch within Wright County park; SE corner of lake. Limited parking available. |
DNR fish survey, 2015
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 48.43 | 67 | 1.30 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 38.83 | 233 | 0.16 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.50 | 21 | 0.62 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.50 | 21 | 0.16 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.83 | 11 | 0.24 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.83 | 11 | 0.37 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 2.46 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.71 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 12.25 | 49 | 1.76 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 5.50 | 22 | 0.14 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 10 | 0.50 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.25 | 5 | 1.64 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 4 | 0.21 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 2.58 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.21 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 2 | 0.10 |
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.
Moose (Moses) Lake is a small (88 acre) lake in Wright County located five miles south of the town of South Haven. It has a maximum depth of 43 feet and a small watershed consisting mostly of forest and grassland. A small public access with very limited parking is located on the south end of the lake within Stanley Eddy County Park. Moose Lake is managed primarily for Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike and was last surveyed in 2000. Anglers can expect good fishing for Largemouth Bass, smaller Northern Pike, and Bluegill. Coontail, flat stem pondweed and narrow leaf pondweed species were the most common aquatic plants found and grew to a maximum depth of 20 feet. Cattail and waterlilies covered nearly the entire shoreline. Water clarity was good; Secchi depth was 8.5 feet in June. Summer 2015 MPCA Secchi data showed a range of 7 to 12 feet. Largemouth Bass were sampled by daytime boat electrofishing in late May and catch numbers were average for the Sauk Rapids Area. Lengths ranged from 6.5 to 18.9 inches, with an average length of 12.7 inches. Of catchable size fish (> 8 inches), 30% were longer than 15 inches. Northern Pike numbers were higher than expected for lakes similar to Moose. Lengths ranged from 10.7 to 32.4 inches with an average length and weight of 19.6 inches and 1.8 pounds. Only 13% of Northern Pike were 24 inches or longer. Bluegill numbers were higher than in 2000, but within the range of expected values for similar lakes. Lengths ranged from 3.0 to 8.6 inches with an average length of 6 inches. Black Crappie numbers were below the expected range of values and lengths ranged from 5.9 to 10.2 inches, with an average length of 8.8 inches. Other species caught included: Bowfin (dogfish), Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Bullhead, and one large Walleye (25 inches). Anglers can help maintain a healthy fishery by selectively harvesting smaller gamefish and releasing larger fish. Landowners can help maintain habitat and water quality by leaving their lakeshore in a natural condition and leaving aquatic plants and woody debris in the lake.
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