Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 11, 2005
Stocking at Aerie Lake
Minnesota DNR publishes a stocking history for this lake — which species went in, how many, and in which years. Read the years: a lake stocked in one year is not necessarily stocked in the next.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 11, 2005 caught 1.00 walleye per gill net at Aerie Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Aerie Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
4 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2005-07-11 (Standard Survey).
4 surveys on file · most recent 2005-07-11 (Standard Survey)
21 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 12.07 | 3–8 in 2005-07-11 | 0.15 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 5.39 | 5–6 in 2005-07-11 | 0.11 lb |
| Northern Pike | 2.88 | 9–38 in 2005-07-11 | 2.16 lb |
| Brown Bullhead | 1.67 | 0.99 lb | |
| Black Crappie | 1.57 | 7–12 in 2005-07-11 | 0.4 lb |
| White Sucker | 1.47 | 16–18 in 1995-07-17 | 3.6 lb |
CPUE = catch per unit effort, fish caught per net per set in a standardised survey. It measures abundance, not size, and is not a weekly bite report.
Length Distributions
Number of fish caught at each inch class in the most recent survey that recorded lengths. Red dashed line marks an approximate trophy threshold for that species.
Bluegill
Yellow Perch
Northern Pike
Black Crappie
From the 2005-07-11 survey
Aerie Lake is a 139 acre lake located near Alborn, Minnesota with 69% (96.6 acres) littoral area and a maximum depth of 37 feet. The public access on Aerie Lake is undeveloped and does not allow easy access to the lake. Largemouth bass and bluegill are the primary fish species. The Aerie Lake Property Owners…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Aerie Lake. 3 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — AerieFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Aerie (1872)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Fish Stocking History — AerieFish Stocking History · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Aerie Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 11, 2005 caught 1.00 walleye per gill net at Aerie Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Aerie Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Aerie Lake is dated July 11, 2005. Survey intervals vary by lake and by species; a gap of several years between surveys is normal and does not mean the record is missing.
Is Aerie Lake stocked?
Minnesota DNR publishes a stocking history for Aerie Lake. It records which species were released, in what numbers and in which years — the source documents are linked further down this page. A lake can be stocked in some years and not others, so read the years rather than assuming an annual release.
Do the water-quality readings tell me how Aerie Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Aerie Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
Before you eat what you catch
Water-quality readings are not a consumption advisory. Mercury and PCB advice for Minnesota waters comes from MDH, and it is issued per species and per size class: a lake with clear, low-nutrient water can still carry a meal limit on larger predator fish.
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