Pike Bay

Details

DNR lake ID

11041500

County

Cass

Surface area

4,756 acres

Maximum depth

95 feet

Mean depth

25 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

2,238 acres, 47% of the lake

Shoreline

11.0 miles

Average water clarity

11.8 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

14, since 1980

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

yellow perch 1,299, rock bass 143, northern pike 47, pumpkinseed 47, walleye 39, largemouth bass 32, bluegill 5, black crappie 2

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 29 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (2,131,000)

Stocked in 2024

walleye fry (405,000); walleye fry (1,447,000)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fry (1,199,000); walleye fry (1,349,669)

Stocking years on record

9 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Pike Bay (S) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, natural ramp, 5 trailer spaces, run by U.S. Forest Service

Pike Bay (N) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete plank ramp, 15 trailer spaces, run by Cass County

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Special regulation, Including connected Fox Creek

Sunfish: Daily limit five.

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

2,000 acres or more

Deepest point

60 feet or more

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.