Minnesota · DNR survey data

Mary Lake

Mary Lake covers 129 acres in Todd County, running to 58 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
WalleyeStocked · 2025
Just a few
0.5per gill net
Typical
20"Biggest
Largemouth bass
Present
0.1per trap net
Typical
13"Biggest
Northern pike
Good numbers
13.7per gill net
19"Typical
33"Biggest
11"33"

Lengths measured · 193 fish

Recent · 2021 + 2023 + 2025
11"15"20"25"30"33"

Lengths measured · 173 fish

2025
11"15"20"25"30"33"

Lengths measured · 16 fish

2023
11"15"20"25"30"33"

Lengths measured · 4 fish

2021
11"15"20"25"30"33"

Only 4 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Lengths measured · 89 fish

2017
11"15"20"25"30"33"
Bluegill
Just a few
18.4per trap net
7"Typical
9"Biggest
3"9"

Lengths measured · 825 fish

Recent · 2021 + 2023 + 2025
2"4"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 253 fish

2025
2"4"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 79 fish

2023
2"4"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 493 fish

2021
2"4"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 201 fish

2020
2"4"6"8"9"
Crappie
Just a few
2.4per trap net
7"Typical
10"Biggest
3"10"

Lengths measured · 857 fish

Recent · 2021 + 2023 + 2025
3"4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 39 fish

2025
3"4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 16 fish

2023
3"4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 802 fish

2021
3"4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 19 fish

2020
3"4"6"8"10"
Yellow perch
Just a few
0.2per gill net
7"Typical
8"Biggest
4"8"

Lengths measured · 13 fish

Recent · 2021 + 2023 + 2025
4"6"8"10"

Lengths measured · 1 fish

2025
4"6"8"10"

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

Lengths measured · 3 fish

2023
4"6"8"10"

Only 3 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Lengths measured · 9 fish

2021
4"6"8"10"

Only 9 fish measured that year — too few to read as a shape.

Lengths measured · 32 fish

2017
4"6"8"10"

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.

DNR stocking records

Stocking history

YearSpeciesStocked
2025Walleye77 adults
2024Walleye22 adults
2023Walleye576 fingerlings
2022Walleye50,000 fry
2021Walleye696 fingerlings
2019Walleye1,325 fingerlings
2018Walleye50,000 fry
2017Walleye296 fingerlings

Recent reports

Mary Lake fishing reports

Recent reports on Mary 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 Mary Lake?

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

What fish are in Mary Lake?

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

Does Mary Lake have a public access?

Yes. Mary Lake has one public access site: Mary Lake (trailer launch).

Is Mary Lake stocked?

Yes. The DNR stocked walleye in 2025; the stocking table on this page lists every year back to 2017.

When was Mary Lake last surveyed?

The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Mary Lake in 2025, the most recent of 13 surveys on record.

Survey numbers are the Minnesota DNR's. How this site reads them →

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