Cokato Lake
Wright County, Minnesota
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Frequently Asked Questions About Cokato Lake, MN
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How big is Cokato Lake?
How deep is Cokato Lake?
What kind of fish can you catch in Cokato Lake?
Other fish species in the lake include Common Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Greater Redhorse, Hybrid Sunfish, Johnny Darter, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner and White Sucker.
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History & Status of the Fishery
The Walleye population in Cokato Lake was managed through fingerling stocking until 2006. Since 2006, fry have been stocked biennially at a rate of 1,000 per littoral acre (184,000 total) with surplus fry being stocked when available. Six out of eight fry stockings have met or exceeded the fall electrofishing goal of 25 young-of-year (YOY) per hour, ranging from one to 223 per hour with an average of 81 per hour. No relationship between fry stocking rate and fall YOY catch rate has been observed. The highest catches have been from years with the base stocking rate.
Night electrofishing was conducted on October 2, 2023, and yielded a YOY catch of 56.8/hr (on time) which was the highest catch since 2017 but still below the long-term average (80.6/hr) for the lake. YOY lengths ranged from 4.8 to 8.7 inches with an average length of 6.3 inches. Larger Walleye were captured at a rate of 11.0/hr and ranged in length from 9.1 to 20.6 inches.
Fry were stocked in 2021 but no fall electrofishing was conducted that year due to low water conditions rendering the public access unusable.
A standard survey was conducted in August 2019 and the Walleye gill net catch (3.8/gill net) was similar to the long-term average for the lake (3.4/gill net). Most Walleye were from the 2013 and 2015 year classes. Fry stocking has been successful and will continue with fingerling stocking taking place on a contingency basis following unsuccessful fry stockings.
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More Nearby Lakes To Explore
There's more lake's to explore around Cokato Lake...| DISTANCE | ACRES | MAX DEPTH | |
| Brooks Lake | 2.3 mi | 100 | 21 ft |
| Mud Lake | 3.0 mi | 57 | 65 ft |
| Smith Lake | 3.1 mi | 244 | 5 ft |
| Spring Lake | 3.9 mi | 20 | |
| Unnamed Lake | 4.3 mi | 44 | |
| Beaver Dam Lake | 4.6 mi | 57 | |
| Swan Lake | 4.6 mi | 467 | |
| Camp Lake | 5.2 mi | 123 | 52 ft |
| Mud Lake | 5.3 mi | 101 | |
| Howard Lake | 5.5 mi | 745 | 39 ft |
