Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Westport Lake
Public accessStocked 2025
Westport Lake is a 203-acre lake in Pope County, 12 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2022. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 61002900
- County
- Pope
- Surface area
- 203 acres
- Maximum depth
- 12 feet
- Mean depth
- 3 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 203 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 4.8 miles
- Average water clarity
- 5.2 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2022, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 4, since 2007
- Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
- yellow perch 53, northern pike 34, walleye 2, largemouth bass 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 8 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- walleye fry (203,000)
- Stocked in 2024
- walleye fry (203,000)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fry (203,000)
- Stocking years on record
- 8 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
- Westport Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 3 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- Under 15 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.