Stingy Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31005100
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Stingy Lake since 2017, most recently walleye fry in 2025 (220,000 fish).
- Stingy Lake has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2017-2025): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,048,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 25 ft; surface area 361 acres, 207 littoral acres, 4.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.4 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, 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: (targeted survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Nashwauk; DNR lake number (DOW) 31005100.
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 | 220,000 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 207,000 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 207,000 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 207,000 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 207,000 | 2.1 |
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-administered access at southwest corner of lake off County Road 554; parking for 10 rigs. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 201.33 | 604 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 20.67 | 62 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 19.00 | 57 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 50-ft beach seine | 15.67 | 47 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 12.33 | 37 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 50-ft beach seine | 7.00 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Spottail shiner | 50-ft beach seine | 6.00 | 18 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | 50-ft beach seine | 3.00 | 9 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 90.00 | 100 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 36.90 | 41 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 31.50 | 35 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 30.60 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Spottail shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 27.90 | 31 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 21.60 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 13.50 | 15 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 6.30 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 72.75 | 291 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 39.25 | 157 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 22.00 | 88 | 0.00 |
| Spottail shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 9.50 | 38 | 0.00 |
| Blacknose shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 4.25 | 17 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 3.50 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 2.50 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 11.11 | 100 | 0.11 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.89 | 26 | 0.34 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.07 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.79 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.17 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 4.19 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.13 |
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 Stingy Lake was conducted on August 19th, 2024 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 all ten sampling stations, but one station was sampled from the boat due to site conditions. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample three stations, a 15-foot seine was used at four stations, and site conditions prevented the use of seines at three stations. Nearshore sampling captured 17 species of fish including four species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Blacknose Shiner, Iowa Darter, Mottled Sculpin, and Rock Bass) and no species that are tolerant of disturbance. A concurrent summer trap net survey was conducted on August 19th, 2024 by IBI Program Staff. Nine trap nets were set along the shoreline and in shallow offshore locations that encompassed multiple habitat types. Bluegill and Black Crappie comprised a majority of the trap net catch by number, and Walleye and Bluegill comprised a majority of the catch by biomass. The number of Black Crappie sampled per net was above the 50% quartile for similar Lake Class 29 lakes. Conversely, the number of Bluegill sampled per net was below the 50% quartile for Lake Class 29 lakes. The nearshore and trap net data were combined with gill net data from a June 2022 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, Iowa Darter, and Rock Bass), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead, Fathead Minnow, 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. An additional survey was completed on Stingy Lake in July 2022 resulting in a lower, but similar FIBI score. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Fisheries IBI program staff also conducted a survey of lakeshore habitat on Stingy Lake on June 27th, 2024, following the Score the Shore survey protocols. The survey consisted of…
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