Wilson Lake (Itasca County)

Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31032000

Wilson Lake (Itasca County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.

• Wilson Lake (Itasca County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of September 2, 2026.
• Maximum depth 60 ft; surface area 92 acres, 46 littoral acres, 2.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
• Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.5 ft.
• Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch.
• 1 public access on the DNR list.
• Most recent DNR fish survey: July 10, 2023 (standard survey).
• Itasca County, nearest town Togo; DNR lake number (DOW) 31032000.

Depth map

Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 2023

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.

Wilson Lake is a small lake in northern Itasca County and is known for panfish and bass. The lake is primarily managed for Bluegill and Black Crappie with goals of maintaining at least a rate of 2.0 crappie/net and a Bluegill catch of 10/net with 20% of the population at least eight inches. The Black Crappie trap net catch was average for lakes of similar habitat, though lakes of this type do not produce an abundance of fish. The catch was comparable to past surveys. Size distribution was reasonable with fish up to 11 inches sampled and an average length of almost 9 inches. Age analysis indicated consistent recruitment and average growth. Crappie averaged over 10 inches by age 6. Bluegill were the most numerous species sampled in trap nets despite a catch lower than what is expected for lakes like Wilson. Past catches have generally been low. Size structure was modest. Fish ranged from 3.5 to 8.8 inches and averaged 5.7 inches. Ages 3-9 were present with a fairly even distribution of ages, except age 3 which comprised nearly half the sample. The 2020 year class (age 3) was well represented in other area lakes as well. Growth was similar to the lake class average with fish reaching almost eight inches by age 7. Not many Northern Pike were sampled in gill nets or trap nets. This is comparable to past surveys as well as what would be expected from lakes with similar characteristics. As in previous surveys, size structure was poor with few fish over 24 inches sampled. Fish ranged from 11.0 to 28.4 inches and averaged 19 inches. Only two fish exceeded 24 inches in a combined sample. Recruitment was consistent with ages 1-6 present and somewhat equally distributed. Growth was average by statewide comparisons. Other species sampled include Golden Shiner, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Rock Bass and Yellow Perch.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, July 10, 2023.

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