Perch Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

41006700

County

Lincoln

Surface area

246 acres

Maximum depth

16 feet

Mean depth

6 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

180 acres, 73% of the lake

Shoreline

3.9 miles

Average water clarity

10.6 feet (Secchi disk, 8 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2025, targeted survey

Surveys on record

17, since 1987

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

sunfish 201, largemouth bass 200

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, sunfish, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 7 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (112,000)

Stocked in 2024

walleye yearlings (1,140); walleye fingerlings (646); walleye adults (66); walleye yearlings (145); walleye adults (38); walleye fry (112,000); walleye yearlings (1,220)

Stocked in 2022

black crappie adults (315); walleye fry (112,000)

Stocking years on record

8 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Perch Lake Public Water Access Site

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

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 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.