Gull Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

11030500

County

Cass

Surface area

10,010 acres

Maximum depth

80 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

2,825 acres, 28% of the lake

Shoreline

46.0 miles

Average water clarity

14.2 feet (Secchi disk, 49 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Nisswa

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

37, since 1986

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

walleye 318

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, trout-perch, walleye, yellow perch, and 31 other species

Stocked in 2025

muskellunge yearlings (279); walleye fry (1,500,000)

Stocked in 2024

muskellunge fingerlings (2,000); walleye fry (1,412,500)

Stocked in 2023

walleye fry (2,825,000)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Gull Lake (E) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 27 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Gull Lake, Government Point Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 58 trailer spaces, toilet, run by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Gull Lake, Gull Narrows Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 25 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Infested waters list

Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussel

Special regulation, Including Upper Gull, Margaret, Ray, Love, Nisswa, Roy, and Round Lakes

Northern Pike: All from 30-40" must be immediately released. Possession limit two, only one over 40".

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.