Pleasant Lake (Wright County)

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

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86025100

DNR records show 11 stocking entries at Pleasant Lake (Wright County) since 2017, most recently walleye yearlings in 2025 (310 fish).

• Pleasant Lake (Wright County) has 11 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2017-2025): walleye (11).
• The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 14,107 fish on record.
• Maximum depth 74 ft, mean depth 16 ft; surface area 597 acres, 260 littoral acres, 4.2 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, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, and 3 more.
• 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: August 15, 2019 (targeted survey).
• Wright County, nearest town Annandale; DNR lake number (DOW) 86025100.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 7/24/1975 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2019

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 Pleasant Lake was conducted on August 15th, 2019 by Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program Staff. Sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at 14 sampling stations, but two stations were sampled from the boat due to site conditions. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample 12 stations, and site conditions prevented the use of seines at two stations. Nearshore sampling captured 17 species of fish including four species that are intolerant of disturbance (Blackchin Shiner, Banded Killifish, Blacknose Shiner, and Iowa Darter) and two that are tolerant of disturbance (Black Bullhead and Green Sunfish). A concurrent summer trap net survey was conducted on August 15th - 17th, 2019 by IBI Program Staff. Nine trap nets were set along the shoreline and in shallow offshore locations that encompassed multiple habitat types. Yellow Bullhead and Bluegill comprised a majority of the trap net catch by number and Bluegill comprised a majority of the catch by biomass. The nearshore and trap data were combined with gill net data from the week of July 23rd, 2018 survey to describe the fish community and provide a Fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g. Blackchin Shiner, Banded Killifish, Blacknose Shiner), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g. Black Bullhead and Green Sunfish). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Data from this survey will contribute biological information about the health of the fish community to the Mississippi River (St. Cloud) Watershed assessment process in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, August 15, 2019.

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