Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 5, 1985
Stocking at Chub Lake
No stocking record for Chub 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 5, 1985 caught 91.00 green sunfish per trap net at Chub Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Chub Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
1 survey on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1985-08-05 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1985-08-05 (Standard Survey)
41 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Sunfish | 91.00 | 0.1 lb | |
| Black Bullhead | 83.60 | 0.17 lb | |
| Common Carp | 0.60 | 3.4 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 1985-08-05 survey
CARP WERE FOUND AT BELOW LOCAL MEDIAN NUMBERS. BLACK BULLHEAD AND GREEN SUNFISH WERE SAMPLED AT LEVELS MUCH ABOVE THE LOCAL MEDIANS. NO GAMEFISH WERE SAMPLED. SOUTHERN REDBELLY DACE, MIMIC SHINER FATHEAD MINNOW AND CENTRAL MUDMINNOW WERE SAMPLED BY SHORELINE SEINE.
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Chub Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — ChubFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Chub Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 5, 1985 caught 91.00 green sunfish per trap net at Chub Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Chub Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Chub Lake is dated August 5, 1985. 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 Chub Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Chub 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 Chub Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Chub Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 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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