Norway

Norway Lake is a 12 acre designated stream trout lake located approximately 18 miles east of Babbitt. The access is located at the end of Forest Service 388 and has a small parking area for two or three vehicles. This road is rough and brushy, a four wheel drive vehicle with good ground clearance is recommended. The access trail is approximately 600 feet long from the parking area to the lake. There is a remote campsite located north of the access on the east shore of the lake. Norway Lake is managed for Splake with 1,000 fingerlings stocked each fall. A fisheries survey was completed in fall of 2022 to monitor the Splake population and evaluate stocking success. Splake were captured in higher numbers than in the last survey, but the average length was small at approximately 10 inches with the biggest fish measuring 18 inches long. Splake ranged in age from one to four years old with more than 50 percent of the sample estimated to be age-1. At the time of the survey, the average length of age-1 fish was about eight inches, age-2 fish average 11 inches, and age-3 fish ranged from 12 to 15 inches long. Overall, Splake had normal growth relative to other populations in the area. At this time, the lake supports a good population of Splake for anglers to target and the stocking regime appears to be effective.

Norway Lake is a designated stream trout lake that is stocked annually with fingerling Splake. A survey was completed in 2022 to monitor the amount of cool, well oxygenated habitat available for trout during the summer. Automated temperature loggers were suspended at depths of three, six, eight, and ten feet below the surface over the deepest spot in the lake to record water temperatures hourly throughout the summer. In addition, temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles were collected on several occasions to determine how deep well oxygenated water occurred. Survey results indicate summer dissolved oxygen concentrations and water temperatures likely caused stress to the trout in Norway Lake in 2022. Similar surveys completed previously suggest periods of stress are common in summer months, but the lake currently maintains suitable habitat for stream trout throughout the open water season. Habitat conditions will continue to be monitored to evaluate the suitability of Norway Lake for stream trout management.

Norway Lake is a designated stream trout lake that is stocked annually with fingerling Splake. A survey was completed in 2022 to monitor the amount of cool, well oxygenated habitat available for trout during the summer. Automated temperature loggers were suspended at depths of three, six, eight, and ten feet below the surface over the deepest spot in the lake to record water temperatures hourly throughout the summer. In addition, temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles were collected on several occasions to determine how deep well oxygenated water occurred. Survey results indicate summer dissolved oxygen concentrations and water temperatures likely caused stress to the trout in Norway Lake in 2022. Similar surveys completed previously suggest periods of stress are common in summer months, but the lake currently maintains suitable habitat for stream trout throughout the open water season. Habitat conditions will continue to be monitored to evaluate the suitability of Norway Lake for stream trout management.

Based on Minnesota DNR survey data, anglers target Splake and Brook Trout in Norway. See the full species list above for catch rates, size structure, and quality scores.

Minnesota DNR records list public access for Norway. Check the DNR LakeFinder page for the launch type and directions before you go.

Norway has a maximum depth of 19 feet and a mean depth of 6.4 feet, per Minnesota DNR data.

The most recent Minnesota DNR survey data for the main sport fish in Norway is from 2022.

No invasive species are on record for Norway in Minnesota DNR data. Always clean, drain, and dry your equipment to help keep it that way.