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Perch Lake

Public accessStocked 2025

Perch Lake is a 84-acre lake in Polk County, 19 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2008. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
60005500
County
Polk
Surface area
84 acres
Maximum depth
19 feet
Mean depth
10 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
62 acres, 73% of the lake
Shoreline
2.6 miles
Average water clarity
9.0 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
August 2008, re-survey
Surveys on record
4, since 1984
Game fish caught in the 2008 survey
bluegill 582, yellow perch 106, pumpkinseed 75, northern pike 24, largemouth bass 8, black crappie 5
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 3 other species
Stocked in 2025
bluegill sunfish yearlings (475)
Stocked in 2023
walleye fry (62,000)
Stocked in 2018
walleye fry (270,000)
Public accesses (DNR survey record)
1, owned by township
Fish consumption
Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
15 to 29 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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