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Long Tom Lake

Lake-specific eating advicePublic accessStocked 2025

Long Tom Lake is a 147-acre lake in Big Stone County, 15 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2023. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
06002900
County
Big Stone
Surface area
147 acres
Maximum depth
15 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
147 acres, 100% of the lake
Shoreline
4.6 miles
Average water clarity
2.4 feet (Secchi disk, 7 readings)
Nearest town (DNR)
Ortonville
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2023, standard survey
Surveys on record
15, since 1983
Game fish caught in the 2023 survey
walleye 2
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 10 other species
Stocked in 2025
northern pike fingerlings (840); walleye adults (530); walleye adults (42); walleye yearlings (56)
Stocked in 2024
northern pike adults (78); northern pike fingerlings (1,414); walleye yearlings (3,822); walleye yearlings (240); walleye yearlings (1,275); walleye fingerlings (324); yellow perch adults (1,180)
Stocked in 2023
walleye fingerlings (1,584); walleye fry (50,714)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Long Tom Lake Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Eating advice, general populations
crappie: all sizes - 2 servings/week
Size
100 to 499 acres
Deepest point
15 to 29 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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