Thomson Reservoir
Carlton County
Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Bear Lake
Bear Lake is a 50-acre lake in Carlton County, 28 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 1993. Recorded species include crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 09000500
- County
- Carlton
- Surface area
- 50 acres
- Maximum depth
- 28 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 33 acres, 66% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.6 miles
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Atkinson
- Latest DNR fish survey
- June 1993, initial survey
- Game fish caught in the 1993 survey
- yellow perch 869, black crappie 460, pumpkinseed 95
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and 1 other species
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 feet
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.