Upper Maple Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

86013401

County

Wright

Surface area

633 acres

Maximum depth

76 feet

Mean depth

19 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

396 acres, 63% of the lake

Shoreline

7.2 miles

Average water clarity

14.3 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Latest DNR fish survey

July 2025, standard survey

Surveys on record

11, since 1980

Game fish caught in the 2025 survey

bluegill 312, hybrid sunfish 146, pumpkinseed 139, northern pike 101, largemouth bass 82, black crappie 38, walleye 12, green sunfish 10

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 23 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fingerlings (7,200)

Stocked in 2024

walleye yearlings (2,258); walleye adults (2); walleye fingerlings (889); walleye fry (197,988)

Stocked in 2022

walleye adults (485); walleye fingerlings (1,326); walleye fingerlings (5,010); walleye yearlings (51)

Stocking years on record

6 of the last 10 (2018 to 2025)

Maple Lake (E) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 4 trailer spaces, run by Wright County

Maple Lake (W) Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 5 trailer spaces, run by City of Maple Lake

Infested waters list

zebra mussel

Special regulation

Crappie: Daily limit five.

Special regulation

Sunfish: Daily limit ten.

Fish consumption

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

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

60 feet or more

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.