Cokato Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

86026300

County

Wright

Surface area

553 acres

Maximum depth

52 feet

Mean depth

22 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

184 acres, 33% of the lake

Shoreline

4.7 miles

Average water clarity

3.2 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

October 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

16, since 1980

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

walleye 178

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 19 other species

Stocked in 2025

black crappie adults (250); bluegill sunfish adults (1,000); walleye fry (60,000); walleye fry (120,679)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fingerlings (3,987); walleye fry (92,000)

Stocked in 2022

bluegill sunfish yearlings (15,000); walleye fry (50,000); yellow perch yearlings (500)

Stocking years on record

9 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Cokato Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Fish consumption

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

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

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.