Myrtle Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69074900
DNR records show 6 stocking entries at Myrtle Lake since 2017, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2024 (14,952 fish).
- Myrtle Lake has 6 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2017-2024): walleye (6).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,830,427 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 20 ft; surface area 876 acres, 862 littoral acres, 8.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, and 1 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Orr; DNR lake number (DOW) 69074900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 14,952 | 861.2 |
| 2023 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 17,301 | 870.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 431,000 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 431,000 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 900,000 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 36,174 | 1,722.6 |
2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
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 | Minnesota DNR | East end of lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 623.00 | 2,492 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 71.25 | 285 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 41.75 | 167 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 39.75 | 159 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 8.00 | 32 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 50-ft beach seine | 1.25 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| BRM | 50-ft beach seine | 0.25 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 49.29 | 690 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 9.50 | 133 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 4.79 | 67 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 1.79 | 25 | 0.00 |
| Brown bullhead | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 0.71 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 0.64 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 0.50 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Trapnet - Mini Fyke | 0.29 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 44.30 | 90 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 40.85 | 83 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 5.91 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 2.46 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Smallmouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 1.48 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 1.48 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 0.98 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Backpack electrofishing | 0.98 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 21.80 | 109 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 11.60 | 58 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 7.40 | 37 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 4.20 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 0.40 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | 15-ft beach seine | 0.20 | 1 | 0.00 |
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 of nearshore fish species in Myrtle Lake was conducted on July 21-23, 2025, by Lake Biological Monitoring and Assessment Program staff. Nearshore sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing, mini-fyke nets, and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing and 1/8" mesh mini-fyke net sampling were completed at fourteen sampling stations. Additionally, a 50-foot seine was used to sample four stations, and a 15-foot seine was used at five stations. Five stations were not seined due to rocky shorelines, steep drop-offs, soft sediment, and/or vegetation. Nearshore sampling captured eighteen species of fish, including three species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Iowa Darter, Rock Bass, and Smallmouth Bass) and one that is tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Black Bullhead). The nearshore data along with gill net and standard trap net data will be used to develop fish community models for Minnesota's Boreal Shield lakes, which will be used to measure lake health in this region. These models may function similarly to fish-based index of biological integrity (FIBI) models developed for lakes across much of the rest of the state. For additional information, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. You can help protect the fish community in Myrtle Lake by maintaining natural shorelines and preventing the spread of invasive species.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02; contours are the DNR bathymetric survey. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.
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