Stocked 2025
Rod Smith Pond
Koochiching County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Rat Root Lake
Rat Root Lake is a 734-acre lake in Koochiching County, 8 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2019. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 36000600
- County
- Koochiching
- Surface area
- 734 acres
- Maximum depth
- 8 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 734 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 29.2 miles
- Average water clarity
- 2.5 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- International Falls
- Latest DNR fish survey
- July 2019, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 2, since 2009
- Game fish caught in the 2019 survey
- yellow perch 56, black crappie 27, northern pike 23, walleye 21, sauger 2, pumpkinseed 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, northern pike, pumpkinseed, sauger, walleye, yellow perch, and 5 other species
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 500 to 1,999 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 feet
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.
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