Minnesota · DNR survey data

Love Lake

Love Lake covers 79 acres in Crow Wing County, running to 27 feet, last surveyed by the DNR in 2025. The Minnesota DNR has not published bathymetry for this lake, so there is no depth map here, just the survey record: what the nets held and how big it ran.

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DNR survey data

Fish species

Species
How many
Survey numbers
Lengths
Walleye
Just a few
0.7per gill net
Typical
27"Biggest
Largemouth bass
Present
0.2per trap net
Typical
16"Biggest
Northern pike
One of the best around
18per gill net
18"Typical
32"Biggest
11"32"

Lengths measured · 61 fish

Recent · 2025
9"10"15"20"25"30"35"

Lengths measured · 61 fish

2025
9"10"15"20"25"30"35"

Lengths measured · 31 fish

2019
9"10"15"20"25"30"35"

Lengths measured · 44 fish

2013
9"10"15"20"25"30"35"

Lengths measured · 31 fish

2001
9"10"15"20"25"30"35"
Bluegill
Just a few
20.8per trap net
6"Typical
8"Biggest
2"8"

Lengths measured · 151 fish

Recent · 2025
2"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 151 fish

2025
2"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 95 fish

2019
2"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 115 fish

2013
2"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 101 fish

2001
2"4"6"8"
Crappie
Just a few
0.7per trap net
Typical
7"Biggest
Yellow perch
Good numbers
5.3per gill net
6"Typical
10"Biggest
5"10"

Lengths measured · 16 fish

Recent · 2025
5"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 16 fish

2025
5"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 2 fish

2019
5"6"8"10"

Only 2 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Lengths measured · 14 fish

2013
5"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 1 fish

2001
5"6"8"10"

Only 1 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Rock bass
Excellent numbers
1.5per trap net
Typical
9"Biggest

Rates come from standard DNR survey gear (gill nets, trap nets, electrofishing), judged against statewide benchmarks for the same gear — which is why the same number of fish per net can read differently for two species. Where the standard gear can't count a species reliably, the page shows presence and size only. Typical is the middle fish of those measured. Open a row for the full length spread, survey by survey. You can read every number on this page without an app or an account.

Recent reports

Love Lake fishing reports

Recent reports on Love Lake from guides, tournaments and regular anglers. Anything posted in the last two weeks also bumps the matching spots on the live map, so you'll see a "matches a recent report" tag on them.

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Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

Is there a depth map for Love Lake?

The Minnesota DNR has not published bathymetry for Love Lake, so this page carries the survey record instead: species, catch rates and stocking history.

What fish are in Love Lake?

The most recent DNR survey (2025) recorded walleye, largemouth bass, northern pike, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, rock bass.

Is Love Lake stocked?

No stocking is on record for Love Lake in the DNR's stocking database.

When was Love Lake last surveyed?

The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Love Lake in 2025, the most recent of 7 surveys on record.

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