Infested waters listPublic access
Wells Lake
Rice County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Muskie lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Roberds Lake
Public accessStocked 2024
Roberds Lake is a 632-acre lake in Rice County, 43 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 66001800
- County
- Rice
- Surface area
- 632 acres
- Maximum depth
- 43 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 393 acres, 62% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 5.6 miles
- Average water clarity
- 5.1 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Shieldsville
- Latest DNR fish survey
- October 2025, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 15, since 1983
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- walleye 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white bass, white crappie, yellow perch, and 9 other species
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (196,154)
- Stocked in 2022
- walleye fry (393,000)
- Stocked in 2021
- walleye fry (393,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)
- Roberds Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 26 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
- 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.