Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 17, 1984
Species recorded at Charley Lake
20 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 Charley Lake
No stocking record for Charley 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 17, 1984 caught 7.00 walleye per gill net at Charley Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Charley 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
2 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1984-07-17 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 1984-07-17 (Standard Survey)
42 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 30.50 | 0.34 lb | |
| Black Crappie | 8.33 | 0.34 lb | |
| Bluegill | 8.22 | 0.31 lb | |
| Walleye | 7.00 | 2 lb | |
| Common Carp | 4.78 | 3.34 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 4.50 | 4.96 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 1984-07-17 survey
White sucker, shorthead redhorse, carp, northern pike, walleye, white crappie, and black crappie were sampled at or above local median levels. Black, brown, and yellow bullheads, yellow perch, and bluegill were found at below local median levels. Shorthead redhorse probably entered Charley Lake with water pumped from…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Charley Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — CharleyFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Charley Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 17, 1984 caught 7.00 walleye per gill net at Charley Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 20 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 Charley Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Charley Lake is dated July 17, 1984. 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 Charley Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Charley 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 Charley Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Charley 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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