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Big Watab Lake

Lake-specific eating adviceZebra musselsPublic accessStocked 2025

Big Watab Lake is a 246-acre lake in Stearns County, 123 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, crappie and trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
73010200
County
Stearns
Surface area
246 acres
Maximum depth
123 feet
Mean depth
44 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
46 acres, 19% of the lake
Shoreline
4.0 miles
Average water clarity
16.0 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
Nearest town (DNR)
Avon
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2025, targeted survey
Surveys on record
10, since 1982
Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
bluegill 577, hybrid sunfish 91, pumpkinseed 21, largemouth bass 16, green sunfish 12, black crappie 6, rock bass 5, northern pike 2
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, brown trout, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, rock bass, sunfish, walleye, yellow perch, and 16 other species
Stocked in 2025
brown trout yearlings (2,000); rainbow trout yearlings (11,500)
Stocked in 2024
brown trout adults (2,000); rainbow trout fingerlings (250); rainbow trout yearlings (10,000)
Stocked in 2023
brown trout yearlings (2,000); brown trout adults (75); rainbow trout yearlings (10,000); rainbow trout adults (50); rainbow trout fingerlings (240)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Big Watab Lake Public Water Access Site
trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 12 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Infested waters list
zebra mussel
Eating advice, general populations
bullhead: all sizes - 2 servings/week; yellow perch: all sizes - 2 servings/week
Size
100 to 499 acres
Deepest point
60 feet or more
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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