Victoria Lake
Douglas County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 21005400
DNR records show 24 stocking entries at Victoria Lake since 2016, most recently walleye adults in 2025 (28 fish).
- Victoria Lake has 24 DNR stocking records across 10 years (2016-2025): walleye (22), yellow perch (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 40,001 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 60 ft, mean depth 32 ft; surface area 417 acres, 131 littoral acres, 6.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 12.2 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and 7 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Douglas County, nearest town Alexandria; DNR lake number (DOW) 21005400.
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 | adults | 28 | 48.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,620 | 131.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | yearlings | 178 | 149.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye | fingerlings | 153 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,310 | 131.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 2,351 | 131.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 1,965 | 131.0 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fingerlings | 4,958 | 134.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 4,238 | 131.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye1 | yearlings | 1,310 | 131.0 |
| 2021 | Walleye | fingerlings | 1,685 | 131.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye2 | fingerlings | 2,227 | 131.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,620 | 131.0 |
| 2020 | Yellow Perch1 | adults | 480 | 80.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,000 | 100.0 |
| 2019 | Walleye | fingerlings | 4,454 | 131.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,068 | 131.0 |
| 2018 | Yellow Perch1 | adults | 800 | 80.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,000 | 100.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,150 | 131.0 |
| 2017 | Walleye | yearlings | 328 | 27.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | adults | 13 | 13.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 865 | 125.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 480 | 60.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups. 2 fish purchased by the DNR for stocking.
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 | Located on south side off Hazel Hill Road SE |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 175.00 | 175 | 0.69 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 35.89 | 323 | 0.13 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 7.33 | 66 | 0.30 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.22 | 20 | 0.15 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 1.89 | 17 | 0.15 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.67 | 15 | 0.69 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 7.09 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 3.85 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.28 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 31.11 | 280 | 0.29 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 11.33 | 102 | 0.14 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 8.33 | 75 | 0.54 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 54 | 3.73 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 30 | 0.29 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 2.11 | 19 | 0.39 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 1.22 | 11 | 1.38 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.64 |
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.
Lake Victoria is a 419 acre basin located on the eastern city limits of Alexandria. Connections exist to Geneva and Jessie lakes, but shallow water may prohibit larger boats from navigating through these channels. A public access is located on the south shore off of County Road 23. A handicapped-accessible public fishing pier is located adjacent to the public access. This is a popular fishing pier due to a sharp drop off and greater depth under the pier. The shoreline of Lake Victoria is highly developed and largely bluff. The lake bottom is also steeply sloped, resulting in rapid drop-offs close to shore and limited shallow water habitat. The unique shape of this basin (i.e., a narrow horseshoe) makes it less susceptible to wave action and is often utilized as a calm retreat by both anglers and recreational boaters on windy days. While Lake Victoria is typically more turbid than the rest of the lakes in the Alexandria Chain, water quality and clarity are considered good. Water transparency readings often exceed 9.0 feet during summer months. Lake Victoria supports abundant populations of Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill and Black Crappie. The Walleye fishery is supplemented with combined fingerling stockings of the DNR and private user groups. Unfortunately, survival of these stocked Walleye following establishment of zebra mussels has declined. Despite consistently high Walleye fingerling stocking over the last 20 years, Walleye gill net catch rates continue to decline across the Alexandria Chain of Lakes and were recorded at 1.1 fish/net in Lake Victoria during the 2024 survey. Clearer water tends to favor bass and panfish populations and Lake Victoria continues to provide ample fishing opportunities for those species. Bluegill abundance is high and a lot of fish over 7 inches were caught in the survey with several fish observed over 9 inches. Catch rates of Black Crappie were low during the survey, but this species often moves off-shore in late summer and are less vulnerable to capture in survey nets. Largemouth Bass catch rates were high. A lot of the bass caught during the survey were smaller. Look for average size of Largemouth Bass to improve in coming years. Northern Pike abundance has declined to more moderate levels, following higher catch rates in 2016 and 2020. Average size of Northern Pike has been improving in recent years, with many fish over 30 inches observed in this survey. Yellow Perch catch rates remain low, but did increase slightly from the past few surveys. Lower abundance of Walleye and Northern Pike have likely…
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