Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 14, 2017
Species recorded at Clear Lake
9 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 Clear Lake
No stocking record for Clear 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 Clear 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 August 14, 2017 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Clear Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Clear Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
7 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2017-08-14 (Standard Survey).
7 surveys on file · most recent 2017-08-14 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 27.66 | 5–10 in 2017-08-14 | 0.14 lb |
| Bluegill | 12.29 | 3–8 in 2017-08-14 | 0.12 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 1.77 | 4–8 in 2017-08-14 | 0.14 lb |
| Northern Pike | 1.74 | 18–26 in 2017-08-14 | 2.91 lb |
| White Sucker | 1.64 | 13–19 in 2017-08-14 | 2.15 lb |
| Black Crappie | 1.15 | 5–9 in 2017-08-14 | 0.31 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
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Northern Pike
From the 2017-08-14 survey
Clear Lake is a 132-acre lake located in northwest Itasca County one mile north of Wirt, MN. An Itasca County administered access is located off County Road 31 on the eastern shore with parking for two vehicles along the shoulder of the road. Clear Lake has a maximum depth of 30 feet and 39% of the lake is 15 feet or…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Clear Lake. 3 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — ClearFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Clear (0682)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — ClearPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Clear Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 14, 2017 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Clear Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 9 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 Clear Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Clear Lake is dated August 14, 2017. 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 Clear Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Clear 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 Clear Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Clear 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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