Minnesota · DNR survey data

Wolf Lake

Wolf Lake covers 289 acres in St. Louis County, running to 28 feet, last surveyed by the DNR in 2024. 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
Good numbers
4per gill net
14"Typical
23"Biggest
8"23"

Lengths measured · 26 fish

Recent · 2024
2"5"10"15"20"25"

Lengths measured · 26 fish

2024
2"5"10"15"20"25"

Lengths measured · 35 fish

2019
2"5"10"15"20"25"

Lengths measured · 31 fish

2014
2"5"10"15"20"25"

Lengths measured · 39 fish

2009
2"5"10"15"20"25"
Largemouth bass
Good numbers
64.5per hr (electrofishing)
15"Typical
19"Biggest
3"19"

Lengths measured · 89 fish

Recent · 2024
0"5"10"15"19"

Lengths measured · 89 fish

2024
0"5"10"15"19"

Lengths measured · 65 fish

2019
0"5"10"15"19"

Lengths measured · 19 fish

2009
0"5"10"15"19"

Lengths measured · 1 fish

2004
0"5"10"15"19"

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

Smallmouth bass
One of the best around
45per hr (electrofishing)
11"Typical
18"Biggest
2"18"

Lengths measured · 62 fish

Recent · 2024
1"5"10"15"19"

Lengths measured · 62 fish

2024
1"5"10"15"19"

Lengths measured · 39 fish

2019
1"5"10"15"19"

Lengths measured · 3 fish

2014
1"5"10"15"19"

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

Lengths measured · 4 fish

2009
1"5"10"15"19"

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

Northern pike
Just a few
4.7per gill net
20"Typical
35"Biggest
14"35"

Lengths measured · 47 fish

Recent · 2024
3"5"10"15"20"25"30"35"38"

Lengths measured · 47 fish

2024
3"5"10"15"20"25"30"35"38"

Lengths measured · 56 fish

2019
3"5"10"15"20"25"30"35"38"

Lengths measured · 46 fish

2014
3"5"10"15"20"25"30"35"38"

Lengths measured · 47 fish

2009
3"5"10"15"20"25"30"35"38"
Bluegill
Just a few
6per trap net
7"Typical
8"Biggest
3"8"

Lengths measured · 58 fish

Recent · 2024
3"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 58 fish

2024
3"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 380 fish

2019
3"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 136 fish

2014
3"4"6"8"

Lengths measured · 236 fish

2009
3"4"6"8"
Crappie
Just a few
0.6per trap net
Typical
14"Biggest
Yellow perch
Fair numbers
3.5per gill net
6"Typical
6"Biggest
5"6"

Lengths measured · 22 fish

Recent · 2024
5"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 22 fish

2024
5"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 54 fish

2019
5"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 104 fish

2014
5"6"8"9"

Lengths measured · 102 fish

2009
5"6"8"9"
Rock bass
No recent survey rating

No recent survey rating.

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
2025Walleye75,000 fry
2024Walleye75,000 fry
2023Walleye75,000 fry
2022Walleye75,000 fry
2021Walleye75,000 fry
2019Walleye75,000 fry
2018Walleye75,000 fry
2017Walleye82,000 fry

Recent reports

Wolf Lake fishing reports

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St. Louis County reports

Public water access

Getting on the water

Within 30 miles

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Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

Is there a depth map for Wolf Lake?

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

What fish are in Wolf Lake?

The most recent DNR survey (2024) recorded walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, rock bass.

Does Wolf Lake have a public access?

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

Is Wolf Lake stocked?

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

When was Wolf Lake last surveyed?

The Minnesota DNR last surveyed Wolf Lake in 2024, the most recent of 9 surveys on record.

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

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