Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 8, 2020
Species recorded at Blueberry 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 Blueberry Lake
No stocking record for Blueberry 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.
Getting on the water
1 public boat landing is recorded on Blueberry Lake. Minnesota DNR lists the public access sites, including ramp type and parking, in the documents below.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 8, 2020 caught 9.50 northern pike per gill net at Blueberry Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 10–23 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Blueberry Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is improving. 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: 2020-07-08 (Standard Survey).
4 surveys on file · most recent 2020-07-08 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 7.03 | 3–10 in 2020-07-08 | 0.21 lb |
| Northern Pike | 5.08 | 10–23 in 2020-07-08 | 1.63 lb |
| Bluegill | 3.58 | 7–10 in 2020-07-08 | 0.61 lb |
| White Sucker | 3.16 | 15–21 in 2020-07-08 | 2.73 lb |
| Black Crappie | 2.44 | 3–12 in 2020-07-08 | 0.54 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
Northern Pike
Bluegill
White Sucker
From the 2020-07-08 survey
Blueberry Lake is a 125 acre lake located 7 miles south of Ely. The lake has one access which is a ramp on the outlet of the lake with the main lake located just upstream. Blueberry has a maximum depth of 6 feet and dark brown bog-stained water. On July 10, 2020 Blueberry Lake was thermally mixed with a surface…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Blueberry Lake. 3 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — BlueberryFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Blueberry (1885)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — BlueberryPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Blueberry Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 8, 2020 caught 9.50 northern pike per gill net at Blueberry Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 10–23 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 Blueberry Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Blueberry Lake is dated July 8, 2020. 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 Blueberry Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Blueberry 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 Blueberry Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Blueberry Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is improving. 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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