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ukksearch is
home to more than 100 sparkling lakes. Fishing, boating and
other types of watersports are popular recreational activities.
Bass
Lake
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| Location: |
NW of Diamond Lake |
| Access: |
N shore with parking and turn
around limited |
| Area: |
52 |
| Depth: |
31 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
8.25 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
1.1 miles |
| Structure: |
Algae and water moss are the least
desirable submergent vegetation. Emergent
vegetation is rare. |
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Fish: |
Largemouth Bass, Bluegill,
Black Crappie & Northern Pike |
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Big
ukksearch Lake
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| Location: |
4 miles NW of Lake Lillian |
| Access: |
NE shore and SW shore |
| Area: |
2692 acres |
| Depth: |
15 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
3.30 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
10.4 miles |
| Structure: |
Little structure and few submerged
beds of vegetation |
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Fish: |
Walleye, Northern
Pike & Channel Catfish. Walleye fry are
stocked every other year. |
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Crow
River Reservoir
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| Location: |
New London |
| Access: |
State Highway 9 bridge, County
Road 31 bridge and one-half mile N of New London |
| Area: |
855 acres |
| Depth: |
14 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
Moderate turbid |
| Structure: |
Moderate structure with abundant submerged vegetation,
especially in protected bays |
| Fish: |
Northern Pike, Walleye & Crappies.
Northern Pike are abundant and of average size. |
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Diamond
Lake
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| Location: |
4 miles NW of Atwater |
| Access: |
W side by County Park #3 and on
the SE side |
| Area: |
1565 acres |
| Depth: |
27 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
8.10 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
9.39 miles |
| Structure: |
Moderate structure with some bulrush stands on
the east shore and north point |
| Fish: |
Bluegill, Northern Pike, Walleye
& Crappies. Walleye fingerlings are
stocked when natural reproduction is inadequate.
Walleye are abundant and nearly 3 lb. average
size. Quality Northerns are common. |
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Eagle
Lake
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| Location: |
5 miles NW of Willmar |
| Access: |
SE Corner |
| Area: |
824 acres |
| Depth: |
67 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
7.38 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
4.9 miles |
| Structure: |
Moderate |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Northern
Pike, Walleye & Yellow Perch. Walleye fingerlings
are stocked every other year and a Northern Pike
spawning area is operated. |
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East
Solomon Lake
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| Location: |
3 miles NW of Willmar |
| Access: |
NE side off County Road 5 |
| Area: |
706 acres |
| Depth: |
14 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
6.8 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
9.5 miles |
| Structure: |
Aquatic vegetation stands (hardstem bulrush, pondweeds,
etc.) are common |
| Fish: |
Walleye, Northern
Pike, Bullhead, Largemouth Bass & Bluegill.
Walleye fry or fingerlings are stocked every even
year. |
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Elkhorn
Lake
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| Location: |
2 miles S of Spicer |
| Access: |
E side near the inlet |
| Area: |
86.5 acres |
| Depth: |
41 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
12.5 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
1.25 miles |
| Structure: |
Submergent vegetation is moderately abundant within
the shallow areas |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Largemouth
Bass, Black Crappie & Northern Pike |
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Foot
Lake
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| Location: |
Willmar |
| Access: |
NW basin along S side near the
county fairgrounds; SE basin from Willmar lake
via a boat channel on N side of Robbins Island;
SE basin along SE shore in Robbins Island City
Park |
| Area: |
693.8 acres |
| Depth: |
24 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
3 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
9.8 miles |
| Structure: |
Limited structure with moderate submerged vegetation |
| Fish: |
Black Crappie, Bluegiill
& Walleye |
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Games
Lake
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| Location: |
6 miles E of New London |
| Access: |
E side and on the SE corner at
County Park #7 |
| Area: |
515 acres |
| Depth: |
42 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
9.30 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
4.4 miles |
| Structure: |
Limited structure with moderate submerged vegetation |
| Fish: |
Bluegill, Walleye, Northern Pike,
Largemouth Bass & Black Crappie. |
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George
Lake
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| Location: |
3 miles W of Spicer |
| Access: |
N end located off County Road
32 |
| Area: |
515 acres |
| Depth: |
34 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
10 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
4.4 miles |
| Structure: |
Limited structure with moderate submerged vegetation |
| Fish: |
Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Crappie,
Northern Pike & Walleye |
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Green
Lake
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| Location: |
Spicer |
| Access: |
SW side in Spicer and on the S,
N, NE and NW shores |
| Area: |
5406 acres |
| Depth: |
110 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
7 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
12.3 miles |
| Structure: |
Abundant structure and limited vegetation |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Walleye,
Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, Northern
Pike & Yellow Perch. Experimental regulations
include: all Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass
14-21" must be immediately returned to the
water. Only one over 21" allowed to
be kept and all Northern Pike 24" and larger
must be immediately returned to the water. |
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Henderson
Lake
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| Location: |
3 miles E of Spicer |
| Access: |
NE side off County Road 9 |
| Area: |
73 acres |
| Depth: |
57 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
8.5 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
1.4 miles |
| Structure: |
Submergent vegetation stands (coontail, water
moss, bushy pondweed, flatstem pondweed) are moderate
in density |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Black Crappie,
Northern Pike, Sunfish, Yellow Perch & Largemouth
Bass |
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Lake
Andrew
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| Location: |
5 miles NW of New London |
| Access: |
N shore at Sibley State Park
and on the S shore |
| Area: |
814 acres |
| Depth: |
26 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
13.75 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
4.8 miles |
| Structure: |
Abundant emergent vegetation, including bulrush |
| Fish: |
Bluegill, Northern Pike, Walleye,
Crappie & Largemouth Bass. Walleye fingerlings
are stocked every other year. |
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Lake
Calhoun
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| Location: |
7 miles E of Spicer |
| Access: |
SE side off County Road 98 |
| Area: |
618 acres |
| Depth: |
10 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
3.20 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
4.75 miles |
| Structure: |
Abundant submerged and emergent vegetation |
| Fish: |
Northern Pike, Crappie
& Bluegill |
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Lake
Carrie
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| Location: |
NE of Lake Elizabeth |
| Access: |
W side |
| Area: |
81 acres |
| Depth: |
26 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
4 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
1.9 miles |
| Structure: |
Submergent vegetation is limited to
water depths less than 2 feet |
| Fish: |
Northern Pike, Bluegill
& Yellow Perch |
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Lake
Elizabeth
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| Location: |
3.25 miles SW of Atwater |
| Access: |
N side of the NW bay |
| Area: |
1054 acres |
| Depth: |
9 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
4.10 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
7.6 miles |
| Structure: |
Little structure with limited submerged vegetation |
| Fish: |
Northern Pike, Walleye & Black
Crappie. Walleye fry are stocked every other
year. |
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Lake
Ella
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| Location: |
NW of Lake Elizabeth |
| Access: |
SE side along County Road 86 |
| Area: |
136 acres |
| Depth: |
12 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
1.2 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
2.15 miles |
| Structure: |
Submergent vegetation is rare and
limited to water depths less than one foot |
| Fish: |
Walleye, Crappie,
Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass &
Bluegill |
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Lake
Florida
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| Location: |
5.5 miles W of Spicer |
| Access: |
E shore and N shore |
| Area: |
674 acres |
| Depth: |
40 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
10.53 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
4.23 miles |
| Structure: |
Some structures on NW shore |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Walleye,
Northern Pike & Largemouth Bass |
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Lake
Lillian
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| Location: |
City of Lake Lillian |
| Access: |
NE side 1/4 mile W of County Road
4 |
| Area: |
1,149 acres |
| Depth: |
7.8 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
4.8 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
5.2 miles |
| Structure: |
Submergent vegetation generally sparse throughout
the lake |
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Fish: |
Walleye, Northern
Pike, Crappie & Yellow Perch |
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Long
Lake (North-Hawick)
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| Location: |
3.5 miles NE of New London |
| Access: |
NE shore off Highway 23 |
| Area: |
285.5 acres |
| Depth: |
45 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
10.5 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
6.3 miles |
| Structure: |
Moderate structure with submerged and emergent
vegetation |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Northern
Pike, Walleye, Black Crappie & Largemouth Bass.
Experimental restrictions on Bass, all Bass over
12" must be released. |
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Long
Lake (South-Willmar)
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| Location: |
5 miles N of Willmar |
| Access: |
NE shore off County Road 27 and
S side |
| Area: |
1575 acres |
| Depth: |
16 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
7.70 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
10.4 miles |
| Structure: |
Moderate structure with submerged and emergent
vegetation |
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Fish: |
Walleye, Northern
Pike, Bluegill & Largemouth Bass |
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Nest
Lake
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| Location: |
2 miles N of Spicer |
| Access: |
NE shore and W shore |
| Area: |
945 acres |
| Depth: |
40 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
Moderate |
| Length of Shoreline: |
5.5 miles |
| Structure: |
Some islands and structure, abundant submerged
vegetation on N and E shores |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Walleye,
Northern Pike, Black Crappies & Smallmouth Bass.
Walleye fingerlings are stocked every other year. |
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Norway
Lake
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Location: |
8 miles W of New London |
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Access: |
S shore of W Norway and the S
shore of the main lake |
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Area: |
2344 acres |
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Depth: |
33 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
Moderate on main basin and turbid on west basin |
| Length of
Shoreline: |
17.6 miles |
| Structure: |
Main lake has moderate structure and points and
bays. West basin has little structure. |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Walleye, Northern Pike,
Largemouth Bass & Black Crappie. Walleye
fingerlings are stocked when natural reproduction
is inadequate and a Northern Pike spawning area
is operated. Good size Northern Pike are
available. |
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Point
Lake
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Location: |
Between Long & Eagle Lakes |
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Access: |
E end of lake off Highway 71 |
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Area: |
164 acres |
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Depth: |
32 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
12.2 feet |
| Length of
Shoreline: |
2.3 miles |
| Structure: |
Submergent (muskgrass, filamentous algae, sago
pondweed) and emergent vegegation (hardstem bulrush,
reed canary grass) stands are abundant to common |
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Fish: |
Bluegill, Yellow Perch and Bullhead |
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Ringo
Lake
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| Location: |
Highway 71 North |
| Access: |
N side; shore fishing on NE shoare
off Highway 71 |
| Area: |
716 acres |
| Depth: |
10 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
Turbid |
| Length of Shoreline: |
7 miles |
| Structure: |
Limited structures with abundant emergent vegetation,
including bulrush |
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Fish: |
Walleye, Northern
Pike & Crappie. Walleye fry are stocked
every other year. Good early season lake
for 1-3 lb. Walleye. |
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Swenson
Lake
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| Location: |
W of CSAH No. 29 in Arctander
Township |
| Access: |
One mile E of County Road 1 |
| Area: |
109 acres |
| Depth: |
14 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
4.8 feet |
| Length of Shoreline: |
1.8 miles |
| Structure: |
Aquatic vegetation (sago pondweed,
coontail, hardstem bulrush) species and densities
are limited within the lake |
| Fish: |
The DNR manages the
lake for Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie
& Bluegill |
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Wagonga
Lake
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| Location: |
2 miles E of Highway 71 S |
| Access: |
SE side off County Road 3 and
N side 2 miles E of Highway 71 and 1.5 miles S
of County Road 88 |
| Area: |
1,664 acres |
| Depth: |
15 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
7.1 feet |
| Fish: |
Walleye, Northern
Pike & Bullhead |
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Willmar
Lake
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| Location: |
Willmar |
| Access: |
S shore at Robbins Island Park |
| Area: |
434.6 acres |
| Depth: |
14 feet |
| Water Clarity: |
Turbid |
| Length of Shoreline: |
7.6 miles |
| Structure: |
Moderate structure with fair emergent vegetation |
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Fish: |
Walleye, Channel Catfish
& Black Crappie. Walleye fry are stocked
every other year. Good shore fishing.
Walleye in the 1-3 lb. range are abundant. |
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