Schoolcraft Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 29021500
DNR records show 11 stocking entries at Schoolcraft Lake since 2016, most recently walleye yearlings in 2024 (72 fish).
- Schoolcraft Lake has 11 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2016-2024): walleye (11).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 2,019 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 37 ft, mean depth 15 ft; surface area 170 acres, 78 littoral acres, 3.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.4 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Hubbard County, nearest town Park Rapids; DNR lake number (DOW) 29021500.
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 | Walleye | yearlings | 72 | 18.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 298 | 25.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | adults | 31 | 39.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | yearlings | 550 | 110.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | adults | 23 | 45.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 22 | 22.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | adults | 88 | 63.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 421 | 54.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | adults | 186 | 45.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 139 | 71.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 189 | 9.0 |
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 located on the north shore. |
DNR fish survey, 2022
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 37.67 | 226 | 0.49 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 11.00 | 66 | 0.22 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 8.00 | 48 | 1.69 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 4.17 | 25 | 0.11 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 14 | 2.41 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 14 | 0.24 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 1.17 | 7 | 0.15 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 3 | 0.73 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 10.56 | 95 | 0.22 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 10.44 | 94 | 0.26 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 5.11 | 46 | 0.11 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 1.34 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.51 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.63 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.25 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 4.99 |
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.
Schoolcraft Lake is located three miles southwest of Lake George in northern Hubbard County. Schoolcraft has a surface area of 170 acres and a maximum depth of 37 feet. A state-owned public access is located on the north shore of the lake next to the outlet culvert. The access is very shallow and narrow with a cattail channel out to the lake. Generally, only smaller sized boats are able to use the access. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different types based on physical, chemical, and other characteristics. Schoolcraft is in lake class 34. Class 34 lakes generally have a very high percentage of littoral area (water depths less than 15 feet), hard and turbid water, with a very regularly shaped shoreline. Other area lakes in this same classification include Alice, Stocking, and Big Stony. Schoolcraft has an abundant Northern Pike population. Present and past surveys have shown Northern Pike abundance to fluctuate at very high numbers for this lake class. The Northern Pike population in Schoolcraft is known more for numbers than size, dominated by small, "hammer handle" Pike. Sampled Northern Pike had an average length and weight of 20.2 inches and 1.6 pounds with fish measured up to 29.5 inches. Anglers will find a low to moderate Walleye population in Schoolcraft. Walleye abundance was at the low end of the range typical for this lake class, similar to past surveys. Sampled Walleye ranged in length from 16.2 to 25.6 inches. In addition to providing a forage base for the Walleye population, anglers will find some Yellow Perch to be an acceptable size for angling. Yellow Perch abundance was below the range typical for this lake class. Yellow Perch abundance has fluctuated from low to high numbers in past surveys. Sampled Yellow Perch had an average length to 7.6 inches with fish measured up to 11.2 inches. Panfish abundance was up from past surveys with Black Crappie numbers above the range for this lake class and Bluegill numbers within the range for this lake class. Black Crappie and Bluegill abundance in past surveys have fluctuated from low to moderate numbers. Anglers will find Black Crappie in the 9 to 10 inch size range and Bluegill in the 6 to 8 inch size range. Largemouth Bass are present in Schoolcraft but are found in low numbers when compared to area lakes. Other species sampled included moderate numbers of Pumpkinseed, and low numbers of Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, and White Sucker. Currently no aquatic invasive species (AIS) have been identified in Schoolcraft. To avoid…
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