Missing Link Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

16052900

County

Cook

Surface area

37 acres

Maximum depth

25 feet

Mean depth

12 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

25 acres, 67% of the lake

Shoreline

1.9 miles

Average water clarity

11.5 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Grand Marais

Latest DNR fish survey

June 2016, standard survey

Surveys on record

9, since 1985

Game fish caught in the 2016 survey

brook trout 12

Fish species recorded

brook trout, and 1 other species

Stocked in 2025

brook trout fingerlings (3,000)

Stocked in 2023

brook trout fingerlings (3,000)

Stocked in 2021

brook trout fingerlings (3,000)

Stocking years on record

6 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Fish consumption

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

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 feet

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

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.