Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest September 4, 2007
Species recorded at Connors 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 Connors Lake
No stocking record for Connors 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 September 4, 2007 caught 1.83 walleye per gill net at Connors Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Connors Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is declining. 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: 2007-09-04 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 2007-09-04 (Standard Survey)
19 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 13.13 | 3–7 in 2007-09-04 | 0.15 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 9.63 | 7 in 2007-09-04 | 0.13 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 6.44 | 8–13 in 2007-09-04 | 0.78 lb |
| Black Crappie | 1.95 | 4–9 in 2007-09-04 | 0.34 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 1.75 | 5–7 in 2007-09-04 | 0.23 lb |
| Northern Pike | 1.66 | 13–33 in 2007-09-04 | 2.54 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
Yellow Perch
Yellow Bullhead
Black Crappie
From the 2007-09-04 survey
Connors Lake is located 2 miles north of Bigfork, MN in the Big Fork River watershed. The lake has a surface area of 135 acres and a maximum depth of 68 feet. Connors Lake is in ecological lake class #20. Other area lakes in this class include Bustic, Brush Shanty and Noma Lakes. The northern pike gill-net catch rate…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Connors Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — ConnorsFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Connors (0716)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Connors Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on September 4, 2007 caught 1.83 walleye per gill net at Connors 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 Connors Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Connors Lake is dated September 4, 2007. 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 Connors Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Connors 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 Connors Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Connors Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is declining. 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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