Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest September 16, 2024
Species recorded at Ahsub Lake
6 species on the Minnesota DNR list for this lake. A species on the list has been recorded here; it does not mean it is catchable today or in every part of the lake.
Stocking at Ahsub Lake
No stocking record for Ahsub Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is an absence in the published record, not a confirmation that the lake is unstocked — some waters are managed as naturally reproducing and never appear in a stocking list at all.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on September 16, 2024 caught 0.25 northern pike per gill net at Ahsub Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Ahsub 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
8 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2024-09-16 (Standard Survey).
8 surveys on file · most recent 2024-09-16 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Sucker | 12.38 | 10–21 in 2024-09-16 | 1.54 lb |
| Bluegill | 7.75 | 3–5 in 2024-09-16 | 0.07 lb |
| Brook Trout | 5.42 | 6–18 in 2005-05-31 | 0.67 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 2.75 | 6–7 in 2024-09-16 | 0.13 lb |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 1.50 | 3–6 in 2024-09-16 | 0.08 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.
White Sucker
Bluegill
Brook Trout
Yellow Perch
From the 2024-09-16 survey
Ahsub is a 60-acre designated stream trout lake located 24 miles northeast of Ely in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It is deep, clear, and rather unproductive. Two windstorms have torn down much of the forest surrounding the lake, but a few scattered mature trees punctuate the regenerating hardwoods and…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Ahsub Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — AhsubFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Ahsub Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on September 16, 2024 caught 0.25 northern pike per gill net at Ahsub Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 6 species for the lake in total. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Ahsub Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Ahsub Lake is dated September 16, 2024. 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 Ahsub Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Ahsub Lake appears in the Minnesota DNR material on file. That is not the same as a confirmed unstocked lake: it means no stocking document was published for it in the records this page draws on.
Do the water-quality readings tell me how Ahsub Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Ahsub 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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