Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 14, 2006
Species recorded at Burandt Lake
12 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 Burandt Lake
No stocking record for Burandt 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 August 14, 2006 caught 1.50 northern pike per gill net at Burandt Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Burandt Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is improving. 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: 2006-08-14 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 2006-08-14 (Standard Survey)
20 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 21.01 | 6–8 in 2006-08-14 | 0.33 lb |
| Bluegill | 19.59 | 2–6 in 2006-08-14 | 0.19 lb |
| Black Crappie | 14.73 | 3–10 in 2006-08-14 | 0.23 lb |
| Golden Shiner | 9.84 | 4 in 2006-08-14 | 0.06 lb |
| Common Carp | 7.41 | 24 in 2006-08-14 | 4.19 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 4.33 | 7–24 in 2006-08-14 | 0.59 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.
Black Bullhead
Bluegill
Black Crappie
Golden Shiner
From the 2006-08-14 survey
Burandts Lake is a shallow, 93-acre class 30 lake located near Waconia in Carver County. As there is no public access to Burandts, is not an actively managed lake but is occasionally surveyed in conjunction with Carver County staff to monitor fish populations and water quality. The last population assessment was…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Burandt Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — BurandtFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Burandt Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 14, 2006 caught 1.50 northern pike per gill net at Burandt Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 12 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 Burandt Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Burandt Lake is dated August 14, 2006. 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 Burandt Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Burandt 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 Burandt Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Burandt Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 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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