Hernando DeSoto Lake
Becker County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Muskie lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Bad Axe Lake
Infested waters list
Bad Axe Lake is a 303-acre lake in Hubbard County, 39 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2010. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 29020800
- County
- Hubbard
- Surface area
- 303 acres
- Maximum depth
- 39 feet
- Mean depth
- 19 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 125 acres, 41% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 5.2 miles
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Emmaville
- Latest DNR fish survey
- June 2010, re-survey
- Surveys on record
- 5, since 1959
- Game fish caught in the 2010 survey
- bluegill 815, yellow perch 456, sunfish 272, pumpkinseed 155, largemouth bass 154, black crappie 31, rock bass 18, northern pike 12
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 14 other species
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 30 to 59 feet
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
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.
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