Bass Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

56072200

County

Otter Tail

Surface area

34 acres

Maximum depth

43 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

13 acres, 38% of the lake

Shoreline

1.3 miles

Nearest town (DNR)

Pelican Rapids

Latest DNR fish survey

June 2001, population assessment

Surveys on record

3, since 1985

Game fish caught in the 2001 survey

bluegill 343, pumpkinseed 47, rainbow trout 14, hybrid sunfish 1

Fish species recorded

bluegill, brown trout, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, and 2 other species

Stocked in 2025

rainbow trout adults (228); rainbow trout yearlings (2,500); rainbow trout adults (170)

Stocked in 2024

brook trout adults (300); rainbow trout yearlings (2,500)

Stocked in 2023

rainbow trout yearlings (2,490); rainbow trout adults (80)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

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.