Public accessStocked 2025
Hay Lake
Carlton County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake, Trout lake
Forbay Lake
Forbay Lake is a 35-acre lake in Carlton County, 34 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2022. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, crappie and trout.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 09000200
- County
- Carlton
- Surface area
- 35 acres
- Maximum depth
- 34 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 27 acres, 78% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 1.9 miles
- Average water clarity
- 3.8 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Brownell
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2022, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 2, since 2012
- Game fish caught in the 2022 survey
- smallmouth bass 52, walleye 27, rock bass 16, pumpkinseed 3, channel catfish 2, northern pike 2, yellow perch 1, brook trout 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, brook trout, channel catfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and 4 other species
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- Under 100 acres
- Deepest point
- 30 to 59 feet
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
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.