Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 24, 2023
Species recorded at Crookneck Lake
13 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 Crookneck Lake
No stocking record for Crookneck 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 Crookneck Lake. Minnesota DNR lists the public access sites, including ramp type and parking, in the documents below.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Targeted Survey on July 24, 2023 caught 0.25 northern pike per trap net at Crookneck Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 17–22 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Crookneck Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
11 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2023-07-24 (Targeted Survey).
11 surveys on file · most recent 2023-07-24 (Targeted Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 95.15 | 2–7 in 2023-07-24 | 0.09 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 17.22 | 3–7 in 2023-07-24 | 0.13 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 12.72 | 6–18 in 2023-07-24 | 1.41 lb |
| Brown Bullhead | 10.67 | 7–13 in 2023-07-24 | 0.7 lb |
| Northern Pike | 7.53 | 17–22 in 2023-07-24 | 2.1 lb |
| Black Crappie | 6.62 | 5–9 in 2023-07-24 | 0.22 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
Pumpkinseed
Largemouth Bass
Brown Bullhead
From the 2023-07-24 survey
A targeted survey of the nearshore fish community in Crookneck Lake was conducted by Fisheries Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) Program Staff from 24-25 July 2023. Ten sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 15-foot or 50-foot seine, where…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Crookneck Lake. 3 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — CrookneckFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Crookneck (1915)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — CrookneckPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Crookneck Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Targeted Survey on July 24, 2023 caught 0.25 northern pike per trap net at Crookneck Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 17–22 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 13 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 Crookneck Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Crookneck Lake is dated July 24, 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 Crookneck Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Crookneck 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 Crookneck Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Crookneck Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 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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