Loon Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

01002400

County

Aitkin

Surface area

34 acres

Maximum depth

21 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

22 acres, 64% of the lake

Shoreline

1.1 miles

Average water clarity

5.6 feet (Secchi disk, 6 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

McGregor

Latest DNR fish survey

October 2022, standard survey

Surveys on record

7, since 1989

Game fish caught in the 2022 survey

rainbow trout 145, brown trout 20

Fish species recorded

brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, splake, and 1 other species

Stocked in 2025

brown trout yearlings (200); rainbow trout adults (25); rainbow trout yearlings (1,031); splake yearlings (1,000)

Stocked in 2024

brown trout yearlings (200); rainbow trout adults (27); rainbow trout yearlings (2,507)

Stocked in 2023

brown trout yearlings (200); rainbow trout yearlings (2,021); rainbow trout adults (25); rainbow trout adults (20)

Stocking years on record

10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Loon Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

Under 100 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 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.