Public access
Dead Coon Lake
Lincoln County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Dead Coon Lake (Main Lake)
Public accessStocked 2024
Dead Coon Lake (Main Lake) is a 547-acre lake in Lincoln County, 9 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 41002101
- County
- Lincoln
- Surface area
- 547 acres
- Maximum depth
- 9 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 547 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 4.2 miles
- Average water clarity
- 2.1 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- September 2025, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 15, since 1983
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- walleye 24
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 7 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (277,500)
- Stocked in 2023
- northern pike fingerlings (1,085)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fry (277,500)
- Stocking years on record
- 7 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
- Dead Coon Lake (S) Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 12 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 500 to 1,999 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
- Public access
- Yes
- Stocked in the last 3 years
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026
Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.