Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Little Vanose Lake
Public accessStocked 2024
Little Vanose Lake is a 143-acre lake in Mahnomen County, 28 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2017. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 44016900
- County
- Mahnomen
- Surface area
- 143 acres
- Maximum depth
- 28 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 131 acres, 92% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.4 miles
- Average water clarity
- 8.0 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Bejou
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2017, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 6, since 1981
- Game fish caught in the 2017 survey
- walleye 334, pumpkinseed 35, largemouth bass 14, hybrid sunfish 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, and 2 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (132,234)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (132,000)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fry (132,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
- Public accesses (DNR survey record)
- 2, owned by DNR
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 feet
- Public access
- Yes
- Stocked in the last 3 years
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
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.