Moses Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 21024500

DNR records show 16 stocking entries at Moses Lake since 2017, most recently walleye yearlings in 2025 (3,405 fish).

• Moses Lake has 16 DNR stocking records across 8 years (2017-2025): walleye (16).
• The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,215,753 fish on record.
• Maximum depth 32 ft, mean depth 16 ft; surface area 824 acres, 393 littoral acres, 4.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 15.6 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and 5 more.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: May 13, 2024 (targeted survey).
• Douglas County, nearest town Millerville; DNR lake number (DOW) 21024500.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 9/22/1955 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Stocking history

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2024

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 targeted survey was completed in the spring of 2024 on Lake Moses to assess the Bluegill and Black Crappie populations. Bluegill catch rates were moderate, and many quality fish were observed during the survey. Twenty seven percent of the Bluegill were over 8 inches in length and the largest Bluegill observed was 10 inches. Growth rates of Bluegill in Lake Moses are near average and it takes around 8 years to grow to 8 inches in length. Black Crappie catch rates were also moderate. Approximately 35% of the crappie were greater than 10 inches in length and the largest crappie observed was 12.3 inches. Growth rates were slow and on average it takes crappie in Lake Moses 5 years to get to 10 inches and over 10 years to get to 12 inches in length. Very old individuals of both species were sampled during the survey, with Bluegill extending to age 13 and Black Crappie extending to age 14. Quality fishing opportunities exist for multiple species in Lake Moses, though growth rates are slow to average and many old fish exist in the population. Anglers are encouraged to practice selective harvest to help sustain the quality of the fishery. Selective harvest encourages the release of larger fish while promoting harvest of more abundant smaller fish. Releasing medium to large fish can help restore and maintain fish community balance, as well as increase opportunities to catch large fish in the future.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, May 13, 2024.

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