Lake Elmo
MN · Washington
- Stocked
- 270 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 5 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
- 270 acres
- Shoreline
- 5 miles of shoreline
- County
- Washington County
- Last stocked
- 2025
- Species
- Tiger Muskellunge
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Muskellunge | 257 | fingerlings | 2025 |
What Lake Elmo is stocked with
Mapped by the USGS at about 270 acres and 5.0 miles of shoreline, Lake Elmo is a mid-sized lake in Washington County, Minnesota. The state records in the table above list tiger muskellunge. They went in as fingerlings, which are stocked to grow into the fishery over later seasons rather than to be caught right away.
Tiger muskie call for heavy gear and a leader; bucktails, inline spinners and spinnerbaits are the usual lures. On a small water like this, much of the shoreline is within casting reach, so walk and try several spots.
Other waters close by on our map include Willow River and Carver Lake. Rules for Lake Elmo follow Minnesota DNR regulations, linked on this page. Signed-in users can watch this water for an email when it is stocked again.
Gear for the fish stocked here
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskie
Rod: Stout, heavy casting rod, 7 to 9 feet. Trolling rods: 8 to 10 feet, medium-heavy, rated 20 to 40 lb.
Line: From 20 to 35 lb line up to 50 to 80 lb braid. Heavy braid is now the common choice.
Baits: live suckers about 10 to 14 inches
Lures: bucktail and inline spinners, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits
Likely species (watershed)
American Brook Lamprey, Bigmouth Buffalo, Bigmouth Shiner, Black Buffalo, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blackstripe Topminnow, Bluntnose Minnow, Brassy Minnow, Brown Trout, Bullhead Minnow, Channel Shiner, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Emerald Shiner, Fantail Darter, Fathead Minnow, Finescale Dace, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Iowa Darter, Johnny Darter, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Mud Darter, Muskellunge, Northern Redbelly Dace
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.