Bone Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

38006500

County

Lake

Surface area

43 acres

Maximum depth

51 feet

Mean depth

19 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

25 acres, 58% of the lake

Shoreline

1.9 miles

Average water clarity

7.7 feet (Secchi disk, 14 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Tofte

Latest DNR fish survey

September 2023, standard survey

Surveys on record

11, since 1980

Game fish caught in the 2023 survey

yellow perch 118, splake 5, rainbow trout 2

Fish species recorded

brown trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, splake, yellow perch, and 11 other species

Stocked in 2025

rainbow trout yearlings (1,000)

Stocked in 2024

rainbow trout yearlings (1,000); splake fingerlings (3,500)

Stocked in 2023

rainbow trout yearlings (1,000)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Public accesses (DNR survey record)

2, owned by US Forest Service

Eating advice, sensitive populations

brown trout: all sizes - 1 serving/month

Eating advice, general populations

brown trout: all sizes - 2 servings/week

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

30 to 59 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Lake-specific eating advice

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines
  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.