Upper Pine Lake
Pine County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 58013000
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Upper Pine Lake since 2017, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (58,250 fish).
- Upper Pine Lake has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2017-2024): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,132,250 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 15 ft, mean depth 9 ft; surface area 233 acres, 233 littoral acres, 3.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Pine County, nearest town Finlayson; DNR lake number (DOW) 58013000.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 58,250 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 174,000 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fry | 300,000 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fry | 300,000 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fry | 300,000 | 2.7 |
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 | Room for about 15 rigs. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
Upper Pine Lake is a 233 acre mesotrophic lake located near Finlayson, Minnesota in the Pine/Kettle/Upper St. Croix River watershed. The lake is listed as having a maximum depth of 15 feet, but beaver dams on top of the rock dam at the outlet have kept the water level two feet higher in recent years. Upper Pine is moderately developed, with 35 homes mainly on the northwest and northeast shores. Upper Pine has historically had a diverse aquatic plant community. Seventeen emergent and 29 submerged and floating-leaf species have been documented in surveys dating back to 1958 (Table 1). The most recent survey was a point intercept in May 2010 targeting curlyleaf pondweed. Two Minnesota species of special concern are known to be in the lake: water-willow (Decodon verticillatus) and slender naiad (Najas gracillima). Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), a non-native invasive species, was first documented in Upper Pine Lake in 2022 near the access and in scattered areas around the shore. The lake was treated with herbicide for milfoil in 2023 (acres). Curlyleaf pondweed, another non-native invasive species, is also present in Upper Pine. Individual aquatic plant management permits have been minimal, with 0-2 permits issued annually. The goals of this survey were to determine the current species composition of aquatic plants in Upper Pine Lake, and to determine acreage and species composition of floating-leaf and emergent vegetation beds. A point intercept vegetation survey was conducted on August 19, 2024, using methodology from the MNDNR vegetation survey manual (2019). Sample points were the same used in a 2010 survey and had a density of approximately one point per acre over the entire surface area. After the maximum depth of plant growth was determined to be less than ten feet, points at depths greater than ten feet were not sampled. Aquatic vegetation was present in 88% of the 133 points used in frequency calculation. Large-leaved pondweed was the most commonly sampled species, occurring at 56% of sample points. Coontail, water celery, and Robbins' pondweed were the next most frequently sampled submergent plants, while floating-leaf species Common White Waterlily and Common Yellow Waterlily both occurred at frequencies of greater than 25%. Eurasian watermilfoil was not sampled at any points, nor was it visually observed while traveling between points or mapping floating leaf and emergent vegetation. Frequency of occurrence results from this survey are not comparable with the 2010 survey because sampling was done at different times of the year.…
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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