Public accessStocked 2025
State Line Lake
Freeborn County
Northern pike lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Bear Lake
Public access
Bear Lake is a 1,033-acre lake in Freeborn County, 6 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2009. Recorded species include northern pike and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 24002800
- County
- Freeborn
- Surface area
- 1,033 acres
- Maximum depth
- 6 feet
- Mean depth
- 3 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 1,033 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 6.9 miles
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2009, population assessment
- Surveys on record
- 2, since 1993
- Game fish caught in the 2009 survey
- yellow perch 51, black crappie 41, white crappie 29, northern pike 13, orangespotted sunfish 2
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, white crappie, yellow perch, and 11 other species
- Stocked in 2016
- northern pike adults (325)
- Bear Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 8 trailer spaces, 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
- Under 15 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.