North Stanchfield Lake
Isanti County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 30014300
DNR records show 1 stocking entry at North Stanchfield Lake since 2024, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (320,000 fish).
- North Stanchfield Lake has 1 DNR stocking record across 1 year (2024-2024): walleye (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 320,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 11 ft, mean depth 6 ft; surface area 157 acres, 157 littoral acres, 3.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Isanti County, nearest town Dalbo; DNR lake number (DOW) 30014300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/4/1957 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 320,000 | 2.8 |
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | UKN | - BOATS CAN BE LAUNCHED OFF OF THE COUNTY GRAVEL ROAD ALONG THE NW SHORE OF THE LAKE. |
DNR fish survey, 1991
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 229.67 | 689 | 0.09 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 14.33 | 43 | 0.68 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 10.33 | 31 | 0.09 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 7.33 | 22 | 0.71 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 5.33 | 16 | 3.08 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 4.33 | 13 | 0.28 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 3.67 | 11 | 0.10 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 9.00 | 36 | 0.08 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 8.50 | 34 | 0.28 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 3.25 | 13 | 0.11 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 12 | 0.64 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.50 | 10 | 0.13 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 1.75 | 7 | 0.10 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 1.50 |
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.
NORTH STANCHFIELD LAKE HAS BEEN SURVEYED FOUR TIMES SINCE 1960 (1974, 1979, 1986, 1991). DURING 1991, THE LAKE WAS ASSESSED WITH THREE GILLNETS, FOUR TRAPNETS, AND THREE SHORELINE AREAS WERE SEINED. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS DESCRIBE THE GAMEFISH POPULATIONS IN NORTH STANCHFIELD LAKE. THE LAKE IS MANAGED AS A WARMWATER GAMEFISH LAKE. SPAWNING HABITAT FOR PANFISH AND LMB IS FAIR THROUGHOUT THE LAKE WITH THE INLET AND OUTLET PROVIDING FAIR SPAWNING HABITAT FOR NOP. SPAWNING HABITAT FOR WAE IS SEVERELY LIMITED. NORTH STANCHFIELD IS A SHALLOW FERTILE LAKE WHICH FREQUENTLY WINTERKILLS. THE WAE NET CATCH (7.33/ SET) WAS BETWEEN THE LAKE CLASS MEDIAN (4.33/SET) AND THE THIRD QUARTILE (15.67/SET). WAE WERE NOT STOCKED INTO THE LAKE, BUT WERE STOCKED INTO SOUTH STANCHFIELD LAKE (1989 FRY STOCKING) AND MOVED THROUGH THE CHANNEL INTO NORTH STANCHFIELD LAKE. THE WAE WERE TWO YEARS OLD AND RANGED IN LENGTH FROM 11.5 TO 15.9 INCHES WITH A MEDIAN LENGTH GROUP OF 12.0 TO 12.9 INCHES. THE BACK- CALCULATED LENGTH AT ANNULUS TWO (11.39 INCHES) INDICATED A FAST GROWING WAE POPULATION. THE AVERAGE WEIGHT (0.71 POUNDS) WAS BETWEEN THE FIRST QUARTILE (0.68 POUNDS) AND THE LAKE CLASS MEDIAN (1.26 POUNDS). IF THE WAE SURVIVE THE FREQUENT WINTERKILLS, THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN A FAST GROWTH RATE IN THIS VERY FERTILE LAKE. THE NOP NET CATCH (5.33/SET) WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE LAKE CLASS MEDIAN (3.00/SET) WHICH WAS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FROM THE 1986 NET CATCH. THE NOP WERE LARGE WITH A LENGTH RANGE OF 21.0 TO 27.9 INCHES AND A MEDIAN LENGTH GROUP OF 23.0 TO 23.9 INCHES. THE AVERAGE WEIGHT (3.08 POUNDS) WAS BETWEEN THE LAKE CLASS MEDIAN (1.95 POUNDS) AND THE THIRD QUARTILE (3.12 POUNDS) AND HAS CONSISTANTLY BEEN BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR POUNDS FOR PREVIOUS SURVEYS.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
All Minnesota stockings · every Minnesota lake with a page · state CSV · this lake on DNR LakeFinder
Hear when the states we cover post stockings
One email a week in season: which waters in the states we cover were stocked, straight from the state agencies' own postings. No spam, no fishing-gear ads in the mail.
Free · double opt-in · unsubscribe anytime · we store only your email.