Public accessStocked 2025
Pearl Lake
Stearns County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Pleasant Lake
Public access
Pleasant Lake is a 218-acre lake in Stearns County, 33 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2024. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 73005100
- County
- Stearns
- Surface area
- 218 acres
- Maximum depth
- 33 feet
- Mean depth
- 13 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 113 acres, 52% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 3.5 miles
- Average water clarity
- 10.4 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Pleasant Lake
- Latest DNR fish survey
- May 2024, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 10, since 1976
- Game fish caught in the 2024 survey
- bluegill 444, hybrid sunfish 215, pumpkinseed 194, black crappie 26, green sunfish 2, smallmouth bass 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 15 other species
- Pleasant Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 12 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Special regulation
- Sunfish: Daily limit five.
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 30 to 59 feet
- Public access
- 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.
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