Lake Stella
MN · Meeker
- Stocked
- 584 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 4.2 miles of shoreline
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 584 acres
- Shoreline
- 4.2 miles of shoreline
- County
- Meeker County
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Species
- Walleye
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 112497 | fry | 2025 |
How Lake Stella is stocked
This lake in Meeker County, Minnesota spreads over about 584 acres, and its USGS outline traces roughly 4.2 miles of shore. The state records in the table above list walleye. Those were fry, so this is a long-term stocking: the fish need a few seasons to reach a size worth keeping.
For walleye, our gear guide suggests lead-head jigs with plastic tails, blade baits or a nightcrawler on a spinner rig. A boat or kayak helps on a water this large, but shore anglers can still work points near the access.
If you want a second stop, Manuella Lake, Lake Washington and Little Wolf Lake are among the nearest waters we list. Minnesota DNR sets the season and limits here; check its rules before you go. Signed-in users can watch this water for an email when it is stocked again.
Gear for the fish stocked here
Walleye
Rod: Medium action spinning rod, 6 to 7.5 feet, for jigs and live bait. Medium to medium-heavy, 6.5 to 9 feet, for crankbaits and trolling.
Line: 6 to 10 lb for jigs and bait, 10 to 12 lb for crankbaits and trolling. Mono, fluorocarbon or braid all work.
Baits: minnows, nightcrawlers, leeches
Lures: lead-head jigs with 3 to 4 inch curly tail grub or shad plastics, blade baits, deep diving crankbaits
Likely species (watershed)
Bigmouth Buffalo, Bigmouth Shiner, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Creek Chub, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Northern Redbelly Dace, Pugnose Minnow, Sand Shiner, Silver Redhorse, Spotfin Shiner, Spottail Shiner, Trout-perch
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.