Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 17, 2015
Species recorded at Cruiser Lake
2 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 Cruiser Lake
No stocking record for Cruiser 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 Targeted Survey on August 17, 2015 caught 11.50 lake trout per gill net at Cruiser Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 10–20 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Cruiser 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: 2015-08-17 (Targeted Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 2015-08-17 (Targeted Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Trout | 7.89 | 10–20 in 2015-08-17 | 1.15 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 6.22 | 6 in 2005-08-15 | 0.12 lb |
| White Sucker | 2.72 | 18–20 in 2015-08-17 | 2.42 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.
Lake Trout
Yellow Perch
White Sucker
From the 2015-08-17 survey
A targeted survey was completed on Cruiser Lake in 2015 as part of a regular rotation of surveys in the International Falls Management Area. Cruiser is a deep, clear lake in the heart of Voyageurs National Park. The lake has a maximum depth of 91 feet and water clarity of nearly 30 feet during the peak of the summer.…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Cruiser Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — CruiserFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Cruiser Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Targeted Survey on August 17, 2015 caught 11.50 lake trout per gill net at Cruiser Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 10–20 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 2 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 Cruiser Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Cruiser Lake is dated August 17, 2015. 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 Cruiser Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Cruiser 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 Cruiser Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Cruiser 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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