Lake Crellin
St. Louis County, Minnesota
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How big is Lake Crellin?
How deep is Lake Crellin?
What kind of fish can you catch in Lake Crellin?
Other fish species in the lake include Golden Shiner and White Sucker.
Are there places to stay in the Lake Crellin area?
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History & Status of the Fishery
Crellin Lake is an 89 acre lake located 10 miles east of Buyck. The lake is surrounded by US Forest Service land and the public access is via a 0.8 mile portage off Astrid Lake. The portage trail follows the existing trail system that travels around Astrid but an old unmaintained portage breaks off the Astrid loop for the last 0.3 miles before reaching Crellin Lake. The lake has a maximum depth of 25 feet and brown colored water. The lone inlet to Crellin comes in on the north side of the lake and is the headwaters of the Hunting Shack River. The lone outlet flows out the southwest corner of the lake on to Astrid Lake, and is the continuation of the Hunting Shack River. At times various beaver dams have been built throughout the outlet which limit fish movement upstream from Astrid.
Crellin Lake was thermally stratified on June 31, 2018 with a surface temperature of 75 F and a bottom temperature of 48 F. Oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to a depth of 10 feet. Lake bottom substrates along the shoreline consist of mostly muck or ledgerock with a few areas of boulder and gravel. Aquatic plants grow to a depth of 10 feet and are concentrated in bays and shallow areas.
The 2018 gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 41.3 fish/net, which was the highest on record for the lake. The catch was dominated by yellow perch with three golden shiner and one black crappie also sampled.
The yellow perch gillnet catch was 40.7 fish/net which was very high compared to other similar lakes throughout the state and other perch lakes in the area. It was also the highest catch rate on record for Crellin. Sizes ranged from 6 to 12 inches with an average of 7 inches, which was small compared to past surveys. Fish were aged up to 17 years old with over a quarter of the catch being older than 11 years. On average, it took 8 years for a perch to reach 7 inches.
The one black crappie that was sampled was just over 8 inches long.
What is the average air temp for Lake Crellin?
Are there any state parks near Lake Crellin?
For more Minnesota State Park information see our State Park Guide.
More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Lake Crellin...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Astrid Lake | 1.0 mi | 120 | 30 ft |
| Nigh Lake | 1.2 mi | 41 | 12 ft |
| Pauline Lake | 1.5 mi | 63 | 25 ft |
| Maude Lake | 2.0 mi | 95 | 26 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 2.3 mi | 10 | |
| Lake Jeanette | 2.5 mi | 612 | 15 ft |
| Saltport Lake | 2.5 mi | 17 | |
| Unnamed Lake | 2.7 mi | 12 | |
| Gustafson Lake | 2.9 mi | 59 | 0 ft |
| Unnamed Lake | 3.7 mi | 17 |
