Loft Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

16003100

County

Cook

Surface area

14 acres

Maximum depth

48 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

9 acres, 63% of the lake

Shoreline

0.8 miles

Average water clarity

8.6 feet (Secchi disk, 7 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Hovland

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2021, standard survey

Surveys on record

9, since 1985

Game fish caught in the 2021 survey

brook trout 83, splake 1

Fish species recorded

brook trout, splake, and 3 other species

Stocked in 2024

brook trout fingerlings (1,380)

Stocked in 2022

brook trout fingerlings (1,000)

Stocked in 2020

brook trout fingerlings (1,000)

Stocking years on record

6 of the last 10 (2016 to 2024)

Public accesses (DNR survey record)

1, owned by US Forest Service

Eating advice, general populations

brook trout: all sizes - 1 serving/week

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Lake-specific eating advice

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines
  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.