Shible Lake
Swift County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 76014100
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Shible Lake since 2019, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (112,000 fish).
- Shible Lake has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2019-2025): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 793,965 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 8 ft, mean depth 7 ft; surface area 340 acres, 340 littoral acres, 2.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.7 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, walleye, white sucker.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Swift County, nearest town Appleton; DNR lake number (DOW) 76014100.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Walleye | fry | 112,000 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 171,965 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 170,000 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 170,000 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 170,000 | 1.4 |
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 | - Access gained through DNR Wildlife Management Area on southeast side of of lake (T121; R43W; S43). |
DNR fish survey, 2018
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathead minnow | 1/4-in trap nets | 229.00 | 687 | 0.00 |
| Orangespotted sunfish | 1/4-in trap nets | 174.67 | 524 | 0.00 |
| BRM | 1/4-in trap nets | 84.00 | 252 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 1/4-in trap nets | 65.33 | 196 | 0.00 |
| Common carp | 1/4-in trap nets | 27.67 | 83 | 0.00 |
| Black bullhead | 1/4-in trap nets | 14.67 | 44 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | 1/4-in trap nets | 6.00 | 18 | 0.00 |
| Walleye | 1/4-in trap nets | 2.33 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 130.50 | 261 | 0.05 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 12.50 | 25 | 0.90 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 12 | 2.06 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 5 | 0.42 |
| Green sunfish | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 5 | 0.16 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 25.78 | 232 | 0.04 |
| Orangespotted sunfish | Standard trap nets | 11.78 | 106 | 0.01 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 8.00 | 72 | 0.07 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 7.67 | 69 | 1.94 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.45 |
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.
Shible Lake is located in western Swift County three miles northwest of Appleton. An unimproved boat access suitable for small, non-motorized watercraft exists in a DNR Wildlife Management Area on the southeast corner. Shible Lake is best characterized as a waterfowl lake and fisheries surveys are infrequent. It is 340 acres and has a maximum depth of eight feet. Winterkills have been known to occur on a somewhat frequent basis. Shible Lake connects to Marsh Lake via Five Mile Creek during periods of high flow. This allows fish to migrate into Shible Lake and maintain populations. This 2018 survey was conducted to collect fish population data using gill nets, 0.75-inch trap nets and 0.25-inch trap nets. These data can be compared to historical standard and targeted survey data from Shible Lake. Ten fish species were caught during 2018, but walleyes were the only gamefish caught. They were moderately abundant and ranged from 10.7 to 20.6 inches. Young-of-year Walleyes were also caught. They either resulted from natural reproduction or migrated from downstream water bodies. Yellow Perch and Northern Pike were abundant in the last survey which occurred in 2002 but were not caught in 2018. Black Bullheads, Brassy Minnows, Common Carp, Fathead Minnows, Green Sunfish and Orangespotted Sunfish were all abundant in 2018.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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