Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest April 28, 1997
Species recorded at Alott Lake
8 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 Alott Lake
No stocking record for Alott 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 April 28, 1997 caught 1.00 walleye per trap net at Alott Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 8–22 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Alott Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
3 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1997-04-28 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 1997-04-28 (Standard Survey)
29 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkinseed | 19.70 | 3–8 in 1997-04-28 | 0.25 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 17.79 | 3–7 in 1997-04-28 | 0.12 lb |
| Northern Pike | 2.91 | 8–28 in 1997-04-28 | 1.59 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 1.81 | 16 in 1997-04-28 | 1.11 lb |
| Walleye | 1.73 | 8–22 in 1997-04-28 | 1.94 lb |
| White Sucker | 0.10 | 19 in 1997-04-28 | 2.97 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.
Pumpkinseed
Yellow Perch
Northern Pike
Largemouth Bass
From the 1997-04-28 survey
Lake Alott is a 46-acre land-locked lake entirely within the Camp RipleyMilitary Reservation. Fish species are not as varied as other lakes, but goodangling opportunities exist. Species that could interest an angler includemuskellunge, walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, andpumpkinseed. A creel…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Alott Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — AlottFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Alott Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on April 28, 1997 caught 1.00 walleye per trap net at Alott Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 8–22 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 8 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 Alott Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Alott Lake is dated April 28, 1997. 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 Alott Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Alott 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 Alott Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Alott Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 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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