Pine Lake (Clearwater County)
Clearwater County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 15014900
DNR records show 16 stocking entries at Pine Lake (Clearwater County) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (450,000 fish).
- Pine Lake (Clearwater County) has 16 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): walleye (13), black crappie (3).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 7,500,885 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 15 ft, mean depth 9 ft; surface area 1,236 acres, 1,238 littoral acres, 11.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Clearwater County, nearest town Gonvick; DNR lake number (DOW) 15014900.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 450,000 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | Black Crappie1 | fingerlings | 3,600 | 105.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,650 | 98.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 456,000 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 471,000 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 450,000 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 5,000 | 200.0 |
| 2021 | Black Crappie1 | yearlings | 4,500 | 321.4 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 451,000 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 735 | 49.0 |
| 2019 | Black Crappie | adults | 46 | 24.2 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 1,202,000 | 9.7 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 1,268,000 | 10.5 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 1,220,000 | 10.4 |
| 2017 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,500 | 85.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 1,524,000 | 13.2 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | Minnesota DNR | State-owned access on NE corner of lake; earth ramp; 6 unit parking |
DNR fish survey, 2023
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 30.67 | 276 | 0.20 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 15.78 | 142 | 2.34 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 13.44 | 121 | 0.65 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 2.44 | 22 | 0.18 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 1.67 | 15 | 0.40 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 12 | 2.59 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 12 | 0.98 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.11 | 10 | 0.64 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 2.92 | 35 | 0.24 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.25 | 15 | 0.24 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.17 | 14 | 2.17 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.42 | 5 | 3.72 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 3 | 0.30 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.08 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.08 | 1 | 0.69 |
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.
Pine Lake is a 1,236 acre lake located three miles south of the town of Gonvick in Clearwater County. Pine Lake has a maximum depth of 15 feet and is managed as a periodic winterkill Lake. Since 1994, the operation of an aeration system has reduced the frequency and extent of winterkill events, although partial kills may still occur in winters with a long duration of snow cover. The last documented partial winterkill was late winter of 2018 where a variety of species such as Bluegill, Black Crappie and Largemouth Bass were affected. Fortunately, adequate numbers of those species survived and have expanded in recent years. Pine Lake is managed primarily for Walleye, Bluegill, and Northern Pike. The Walleye population in Pine has been maintained through annual fry stocking. However, the presence of expanding panfish populations have been known to hinder fry stocking success through predation resulting in low Walleye numbers. The 2023 walleye catch rate of just over one fish per gill net was the highest since 2008. Walleye lengths in the survey exceeded 26 inches and averaged over 18 inches. Pine continues to support a low-density Walleye population that can offer seasonal opportunities for some nice sized fish. The 2023 Bluegill catch rate was just below three fish per trap net and lengths up to 10 inches were documented in the survey. The 2019 year class of Bluegill comprised the majority of the sunfish population in Pine. This was the highest Bluegill abundance measured during a survey in Pine Lake since 2008. Pine Lake's Northern Pike population has remained stable over time and were captured at a rate of approximately 16 fish per gill net which is similar to the last two assessments and greater than the expected range for similar lakes. Pike just short of 36 inches were captured and the average size was considerably greater than that of the previous assessment in 2018. Nearly 15% of all pike captured in the gill nets exceeded the 22-26 inch protected slot of the North-Central pike zone. Overall Black Crappie abundance in the 2023 survey increased from 2018. Crappies over 13 inches were present in the survey, averaging around 11 inches in trap nets. Multiple year classes were present in the catch indicating a healthy and resilient population. Yellow Perch numbers increased to the highest in recent years with a gill net catch rate of over 30 per net. Perch up to nearly 11 inches were present in the nets, averaging over 7 inches in length overall. Perch are important not only to anglers, but also as a valuable and essential food source for Walleye…
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