Round Lake (Aitkin County, DOW 01007000)
Aitkin County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 01007000
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Round Lake (Aitkin County, DOW 01007000) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (32,500 fish).
- Round Lake (Aitkin County, DOW 01007000) has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2024): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 132,982 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 52 ft; surface area 185 acres, 65 littoral acres, 2.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, and 2 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Aitkin County, nearest town McGregor; DNR lake number (DOW) 01007000.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 32,500 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 32,500 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 32,500 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 32,500 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 2,982 | 130.0 |
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 |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 26.00 | 78 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 12.00 | 36 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 50-ft beach seine | 9.67 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 5.00 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | 50-ft beach seine | 0.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 7.50 | 30 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 1.25 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 6.00 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 5.40 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 5.40 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 4.20 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | Backpack electrofishing | 1.20 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | Backpack electrofishing | 1.20 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Backpack electrofishing | 0.60 | 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 Round Lake (01-0070-00) was conducted on August 19, 2025, by Aitkin area fisheries staff. Sampling sites (N=10) were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at all 10 sampling stations. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample 3 stations, and a 15-foot seine was used at 5 stations. Three stations were not seined due deep water, soft sediment, or dense emergent vegetation. Nearshore sampling captured 8 species of fish including one species that is intolerant of disturbance (e.g., Rock Bass) and zero that are tolerant of disturbance. The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from a 6/2/2025 standard survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish-based score of biotic integrity (FIBI). The FIBI score uses fish community data to quantify a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify 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, Iowa Darter, Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Green Sunfish, Common Carp). 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 web site. Results from this survey provide evidence that the fish community in Round Lake is healthy as indicated by a FIBI score that exceeds the exceptional use threshold determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous findings which indicated that Round Lake is fully supporting aquatic life. These survey results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the Mississippi River-Grand Rapids watershed assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. You can help protect the fish community in Round Lake by reducing runoff, maintaining natural shorelines, and preventing the spread of invasive species.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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