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Spring Lake
Itasca County
Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Sunfish lake, Trout lake
Canisteo Pit
Zebra mussels
Canisteo Pit is a 1,458-acre lake in Itasca County, 311 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2010. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and trout.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 31132504
- County
- Itasca
- Surface area
- 1,458 acres
- Maximum depth
- 311 feet
- Mean depth
- 81 feet
- Shoreline
- 18.0 miles
- Average water clarity
- 29.0 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Coleraine
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2010, population assessment
- Surveys on record
- 2, since 2009
- Game fish caught in the 2010 survey
- bluegill 133, rock bass 72, lake trout 28, smallmouth bass 9, northern pike 3, yellow perch 1, largemouth bass 1
- Fish species recorded
- bluegill, lake trout, largemouth bass, northern pike, rock bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and 4 other species
- Infested waters list
- zebra mussel
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 500 to 1,999 acres
- Deepest point
- 60 feet or more
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.