Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 16, 2018
Species recorded at Battle Lake
11 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 Battle Lake
No stocking record for Battle 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 16, 2018 caught 0.83 walleye per gill net at Battle Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Battle 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
14 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2018-07-16 (Standard Survey).
14 surveys on file · most recent 2018-07-16 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 6.28 | 4–7 in 2018-07-16 | 0.17 lb |
| Bluegill | 5.53 | 3–9 in 2018-07-16 | 0.41 lb |
| Bluntnose Minnow | 4.14 | ||
| Northern Pike | 3.99 | 17–26 in 2018-07-16 | 1.51 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.
Yellow Perch
Bluegill
Northern Pike
From the 2018-07-16 survey
Battle Lake is a 199 acre lake located east of Effie, MN in the Bigfork River watershed. The lake has a maximum depth of 15 feet and is part of a navigable chain of lakes including Pickerel and Deer Lakes. The lake has limited development, and the primary access is through a shallow channel from Pickerel Lake. All…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Battle Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — BattleFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Battle (0791)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Battle Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 16, 2018 caught 0.83 walleye per gill net at Battle Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 11 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 Battle Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Battle Lake is dated July 16, 2018. 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 Battle Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Battle 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 Battle Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Battle 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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