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Little McDonald Lake
Otter Tail County
Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Pickerel Lake
Pickerel Lake is a 29-acre lake in Otter Tail County, 50 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 1972. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 56035100
- County
- Otter Tail
- Surface area
- 29 acres
- Maximum depth
- 50 feet
- Mean depth
- 15 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 14 acres, 49% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 0.8 miles
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 1972, initial survey
- Game fish caught in the 1972 survey
- bluegill 398, pumpkinseed 50, northern pike 9, black crappie 5, yellow perch 4, largemouth bass 2
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, 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
- 30 to 59 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.
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