Taylor Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

01010900

County

Aitkin

Surface area

55 acres

Maximum depth

84 feet

Mean depth

23 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

18 acres, 32% of the lake

Shoreline

1.3 miles

Average water clarity

14.4 feet (Secchi disk, 6 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2023, standard survey

Surveys on record

8, since 1989

Game fish caught in the 2023 survey

rainbow trout 217, brook trout 160

Fish species recorded

brook trout, rainbow trout, and 1 other species

Stocked in 2025

brook trout yearlings (2,000); rainbow trout adults (50); rainbow trout yearlings (44); rainbow trout fingerlings (5,010); rainbow trout adults (20); rainbow trout yearlings (1,500)

Stocked in 2024

brook trout yearlings (2,000); rainbow trout adults (27); rainbow trout yearlings (1,000); rainbow trout fingerlings (5,007)

Stocked in 2023

brook trout yearlings (2,000); brook trout adults (290); rainbow trout yearlings (1,000); rainbow trout adults (25); rainbow trout fingerlings (4,998)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Taylor Lake Public Water Access Site

carry-in, natural ramp, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

60 feet or more

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.