Lake-specific eating advicePublic access
Tamarack Lake
Carlton County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Cole Lake
Public access
Cole Lake is a 142-acre lake in Carlton County, 24 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2016. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 09006800
- County
- Carlton
- Surface area
- 142 acres
- Maximum depth
- 24 feet
- Mean depth
- 11 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 107 acres, 76% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.4 miles
- Average water clarity
- 6.7 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2016, standard survey
- Surveys on record
- 8, since 1956
- Game fish caught in the 2016 survey
- bluegill 243, largemouth bass 64, northern pike 39, hybrid sunfish 20, black crappie 16, pumpkinseed 10, walleye 7, yellow perch 5
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 5 other species
- Stocked in 2018
- walleye fry (200,000)
- Stocked in 2016
- walleye fry (200,000)
- Cole Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, natural ramp, 7 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
- 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.