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Lake Minnewaska

Lake-specific eating adviceZebra musselsPublic accessStocked 2025

Lake Minnewaska is a 8,050-acre lake in Pope County, 32 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
61013000
County
Pope
Surface area
8,050 acres
Maximum depth
32 feet
Mean depth
17 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
3,291 acres, 41% of the lake
Shoreline
19.9 miles
Average water clarity
9.4 feet (Secchi disk, 6 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2025, targeted survey
Surveys on record
15, since 1976
Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
bluegill 223, yellow perch 160, northern pike 121, walleye 85, largemouth bass 50, pumpkinseed 44, hybrid sunfish 37, black crappie 16
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 18 other species
Stocked in 2025
walleye fingerlings (2,004); walleye fry (3,290,000); walleye adults (189); walleye fingerlings (42,800); walleye yearlings (158); walleye fingerlings (3,717); walleye yearlings (209)
Stocked in 2024
walleye fingerlings (31,340); walleye fry (3,291,000)
Stocked in 2023
walleye fingerlings (40,000); walleye fry (3,291,000)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Minnewaska Lake (N) Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 20 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Minnewaska Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 32 trailer spaces, run by City of Starbuck
Minnewaska Lake (NE) Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 15 trailer spaces, toilet, run by City
Infested waters list
Eurasian watermilfoil, starry stonewort, zebra mussel
Special regulation
Sunfish: Daily limit 10.
Eating advice, sensitive populations
bullhead: all sizes - 1 serving/month
Eating advice, general populations
yellow perch: all sizes - 2 servings/week
Size
2,000 acres or more
Deepest point
30 to 59 feet
Public access
Yes
Stocked in the last 3 years
Yes
Lake-specific eating advice
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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