Portage Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

11049000

County

Cass

Surface area

361 acres

Maximum depth

65 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

168 acres, 47% of the lake

Shoreline

3.6 miles

Latest DNR fish survey

August 1998, re-survey

Surveys on record

6, since 1957

Game fish caught in the 1998 survey

yellow perch 563, northern pike 146, walleye 49, bluegill 40, pumpkinseed 27, rock bass 25, largemouth bass 22, black crappie 3

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 9 other species

Stocked in 2019

walleye fingerlings (6,815)

Stocked in 2017

walleye yearlings (1,600)

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

100 to 499 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.