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High Lake

Public accessStocked 2025

High Lake is a 274-acre lake in St. Louis County, 66 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2024. Recorded species include trout.

Details

DNR lake ID
69007100
County
St. Louis
Surface area
274 acres
Maximum depth
66 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
99 acres, 36% of the lake
Shoreline
6.4 miles
Average water clarity
12.3 feet (Secchi disk, 3 readings)
Nearest town (DNR)
Ely
Latest DNR fish survey
June 2024, standard survey
Surveys on record
14, since 1981
Game fish caught in the 2024 survey
bluegill 982, splake 77, brook trout 18, rainbow trout 2
Fish species recorded
bluegill, brook trout, rainbow trout, splake, and 2 other species
Stocked in 2025
rainbow trout yearlings (2,400)
Stocked in 2024
brook trout fingerlings (10,000); rainbow trout yearlings (1,200)
Stocked in 2023
splake fingerlings (11,612)
Stocking years on record
10 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
Public accesses (DNR survey record)
2, owned by US Forest Service
Fish consumption
Follow the northeast guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
Size
100 to 499 acres
Deepest point
60 feet or more
Public access
Yes
Stocked in the last 3 years
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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