Burns Pit
St. Louis County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
St. Mary's Lake
Stocked 2024
St. Mary's Lake is a 234-acre lake in St. Louis County, 44 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 69065100
- County
- St. Louis
- Surface area
- 234 acres
- Maximum depth
- 44 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 78 acres, 33% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 4.1 miles
- Average water clarity
- 16.4 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Spruce
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2025, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 6, since 1981
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- bluegill 279, hybrid sunfish 133, black crappie 31, largemouth bass 30, northern pike 25, pumpkinseed 23, walleye 15, yellow perch 12
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 11 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fingerlings (1,170)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fingerlings (2,184)
- Stocked in 2017
- walleye fingerlings (2,054)
- Fish consumption
- Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 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.