Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 1, 2023
Species recorded at Chase Lake
10 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 Chase Lake
No stocking record for Chase 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 1, 2016 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Chase Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Chase Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
8 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2023-08-01 (Targeted Survey).
8 surveys on file · most recent 2023-08-01 (Targeted Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 7.85 | 3–9 in 2016-08-01 | 0.16 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 5.87 | 5–17 in 2016-08-01 | 1.01 lb |
| Northern Pike | 5.54 | 12–40 in 2016-08-01 | 1.48 lb |
| Black Crappie | 4.00 | 5–12 in 2016-08-01 | 0.58 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 3.01 | 5–9 in 2016-08-01 | 0.18 lb |
| Tullibee (Cisco) | 2.41 | 8–11 in 2016-08-01 | 0.51 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.
Bluegill
Largemouth Bass
Northern Pike
Black Crappie
From the 2023-08-01 survey
A temperature-dissolved oxygen profile was collected in the deepest basin on Chase Lake on August 1, 2023, to evaluate the amount of cold, oxygenated water (i.e., oxythermal habitat) available to Cisco, also known as Tullibee. Based on the profile, the top of the thermocline (i.e., the location in the water column…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Chase Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — ChaseFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Chase (0610)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Chase Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 1, 2016 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Chase Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 10 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 Chase Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Chase Lake is dated August 1, 2023. 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 Chase Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Chase 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 Chase Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Chase Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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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