Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 20, 1987
Stocking at Amen Lake
No stocking record for Amen 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 July 20, 1987 caught 7.20 northern pike per gill net at Amen Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Amen Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
2 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1987-07-20 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 1987-07-20 (Standard Survey)
39 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 13.76 | 0.14 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 7.01 | 1.56 lb | |
| Yellow Perch | 6.54 | 0.11 lb | |
| Pumpkinseed | 6.45 | 0.14 lb | |
| Yellow Bullhead | 5.00 | 0.55 lb | |
| Black Crappie | 4.59 | 0.38 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.
From the 1987-07-20 survey
ALL FISH SPECIES SAMPLED APPEAR TO BE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE AND THE CATCH OF MOST SPECIES ARE WELL ABOVE STATE AND LOCAL MEDIANS.
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Amen Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — AmenFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Amen (0813)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Amen Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 20, 1987 caught 7.20 northern pike per gill net at Amen Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Amen Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Amen Lake is dated July 20, 1987. 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 Amen Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Amen 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 Amen Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Amen Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 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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