Trout lake

Pemmican Lake

Public accessStocked 2025

Pemmican Lake is a 28-acre lake in Cook County, 51 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2019. Recorded species include trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
16008500
County
Cook
Surface area
28 acres
Maximum depth
51 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
5 acres, 18% of the lake
Shoreline
1.3 miles
Average water clarity
14.8 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2019, standard survey
Surveys on record
7, since 1986
Game fish caught in the 2019 survey
brook trout 25
Fish species recorded
brook trout, and 3 other species
Stocked in 2025
brook trout fingerlings (2,000)
Stocked in 2023
brook trout fingerlings (2,000)
Stocked in 2021
brook trout fingerlings (1,884)
Stocking years on record
5 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)
Public accesses (DNR survey record)
1, owned by DNR
Fish consumption
Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
30 to 59 feet
Public access
Yes
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes

Sources

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.

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