Public accessStocked 2023
Loch Ness Lake
Anoka County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Golden Lake
Public access
Golden Lake is a 58-acre lake in Anoka County, 25 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2018. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 02004500
- County
- Anoka
- Surface area
- 58 acres
- Maximum depth
- 25 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 51 acres, 88% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.6 miles
- Average water clarity
- 6.0 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- May 2018, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 16, since 1959
- Game fish caught in the 2018 survey
- bluegill 220, black crappie 50, northern pike 5, largemouth bass 4, hybrid sunfish 3, pumpkinseed 2, channel catfish 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 6 other species
- Stocked in 2018
- walleye fry (51,000)
- Golden Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, toilet, run by Anoka County
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 feet
- Public access
- 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.