Twin Lake (Todd County)
Todd County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 77002100
DNR records show 3 stocking entries at Twin Lake (Todd County) since 2022, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (50,000 fish).
- Twin Lake (Todd County) has 3 DNR stocking records across 3 years (2022-2024): walleye (3).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 200,000 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 43 ft; surface area 121 acres, 105 littoral acres, 3.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Todd County, nearest town Grey Eagle; DNR lake number (DOW) 77002100.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 50,000 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 100,000 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 50,000 | 0.5 |
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 | - STATE OWNED ACCESS ON EAST END OF LAKE. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkinseed | Standard electrofishing | 198.45 | 121 | 0.02 |
| Yellow perch | Standard electrofishing | 63.96 | 39 | 0.09 |
| Northern pike | Standard electrofishing | 22.96 | 14 | 0.56 |
| Black bullhead | Standard electrofishing | 19.68 | 12 | 0.28 |
| Green sunfish | Standard electrofishing | 3.28 | 2 | 0.05 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard electrofishing | 1.64 | 1 | 0.04 |
| Walleye | Standard electrofishing | 1.64 | 1 | 0.54 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard electrofishing | 1.64 | 1 | 2.85 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 16.00 | 16 | 0.96 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 4 | 0.23 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.32 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 4.33 | 13 | 0.90 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.33 | 4 | 0.07 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 3 | 0.27 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 3 | 0.02 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 2 | 0.10 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.43 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 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.
Twin (DOW# 77-0021-00; Lake Class 43) is a 120-acre lake located near Grey Eagle. The lake has 3.76 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 43 feet. Twin can be characterized as a wetland complex with about 50 acres of open water habitat suitable for fish management. A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources owned public boat access is located on the east shore of the lake. Twin is managed primarily for Bluegill and Walleye and secondarily for Northern Pike and Black Crappie. The lake experienced a severe winterkill in the winter of 2022-2023. Partial winterkills are not uncommon in the lake, but an impactful event had not been recorded since the 1990s. In 2025 survey was conducted to assess the effects of the winterkill as well as any success of subsequent Walleye stocking. Northern Pike was the most abundant gamefish encountered in 2025. A total of 16 were captured in the gillnet, which ranged in length from 10 to 22.6 inches and averaged 15.8 inches. Fish exceeding 30 inches were observed in prior gillnet surveys (1996 and 2021). The lake also appeared to have a higher number of Northern Pike than were seen in prior surveys. These two factors suggest to staff that the winterkill affected the adult Northern Pike population heavily. The species is generally considered resistant to these events, so these effects indicate a severe winterkill. Pumpkinseed and Green Sunfish were the only sunfish species observed in 2025, with Pumpkinseed being the more abundant of the two species. These fish measured up to 5.3 inches, not large enough to be of interest to most anglers. No Bluegill or Black Crappie were captured in 2025. One Walleye measuring 11.97 inches was observed in 2025. Walleye stocking began in 2022, so they have not been observed previously in the lake. Recent stocking efforts following the winterkill appear to have had limited success, which may have been influenced by multiple factors. These factors are related to the effects of the recent winterkill on Twin's fish community. Since the lake may become more hospitable to juvenile Walleye in the future as the lake normalizes, Walleye fry will continue to be stocked in even numbered years. The recovery of Twin and the success of Walleye stocking will be monitored in future assessments. Other species observed in the 2025 assessment were Black Bullhead, Yellow Perch, Yellow Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, and Central Mudminnow.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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