Lake-specific eating adviceZebra mussels
Lake Jewett
Otter Tail County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Otter Tail River(Red Rive
Zebra musselsPublic accessStocked 2024
Otter Tail River(Red Rive is a 313-acre lake in Otter Tail County, 55 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2021. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 56071100
- County
- Otter Tail
- Surface area
- 313 acres
- Maximum depth
- 55 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 138 acres, 44% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 9.1 miles
- Average water clarity
- 10.0 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Fergus Falls
- Latest DNR fish survey
- May 2021, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 6, since 1988
- Game fish caught in the 2021 survey
- bluegill 71, pumpkinseed 30, hybrid sunfish 13
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 11 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (276,000)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fry (276,000)
- Stocked in 2021
- walleye fry (276,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
- West Red River Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Infested waters list
- zebra mussel
- Special regulation
- Sunfish: Daily limit 10.
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 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.