Public accessStocked 2025
John Reservoir
Yellow Medicine County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Porter Reservoir
Public accessStocked 2025
Porter Reservoir is a 16-acre lake in Lincoln County, 13 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2024. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 41015600
- County
- Lincoln
- Surface area
- 16 acres
- Maximum depth
- 13 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 16 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.0 miles
- Average water clarity
- 6.5 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- June 2024, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 8, since 1995
- Game fish caught in the 2024 survey
- bluegill 375, black crappie 71, walleye 11, yellow perch 8, largemouth bass 7, green sunfish 4, northern pike 3, hybrid sunfish 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 3 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye adults (218)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye adults (187); walleye yearlings (620)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye adults (12); walleye yearlings (256)
- Stocking years on record
- 9 of the last 10 (2017 to 2025)
- Porter Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, gravel ramp, run by Lincoln County
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
- 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.