Snider Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

44004500

County

Mahnomen

Surface area

634 acres

Maximum depth

29 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

268 acres, 42% of the lake

Shoreline

5.2 miles

Average water clarity

8.7 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Naytahwaush

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2023, targeted survey

Surveys on record

11, since 1958

Game fish caught in the 2023 survey

bluegill 331, green sunfish 113, yellow perch 101, largemouth bass 51, hybrid sunfish 47, walleye 18, pumpkinseed 4

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 14 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye fry (78,750); walleye fingerlings (1,600)

Stocked in 2024

walleye fry (268,000)

Stocked in 2022

walleye fingerlings (1,474); walleye fry (268,000)

Stocking years on record

5 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

Snider Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, natural ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, run by Public/LUG non-DNR

Eating advice, general populations

cisco: all sizes - 1 serving/week

Size

500 to 1,999 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Lake-specific eating advice

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota Department of Health fish consumption guidelines
  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.