Lake-specific eating advicePublic access
Winsted Lake
McLeod County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Dog Lake
Public access
Dog Lake is a 97-acre lake in Wright County, 25 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
- 86017800
- County
- Wright
- Surface area
- 97 acres
- Maximum depth
- 25 feet
- Mean depth
- 13 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 73 acres, 76% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.7 miles
- Average water clarity
- 2.8 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Oster
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2022, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 5, since 1976
- Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
- bluegill 452, black crappie 50, largemouth bass 34, pumpkinseed 32, northern pike 30, hybrid sunfish 26
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, flathead catfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 7 other species
- Dog Lake, Johnson Park Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 3 trailer spaces, run by Wright County
- 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
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.