Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 15, 2015
Species recorded at Deer Lake
8 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 Deer Lake
No stocking record for Deer 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 June 15, 2015 caught 0.40 northern pike per trap net at Deer Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 15–16 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Deer Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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: 2015-06-15 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 2015-06-15 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 9.91 | 2–8 in 2015-06-15 | 0.19 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 6.55 | 5–12 in 2015-06-15 | 0.41 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 6.30 | 3–7 in 2015-06-15 | 0.19 lb |
| Black Bullhead | 6.08 | 11 in 1993-06-17 | 0.99 lb |
| Northern Pike | 2.33 | 15–16 in 2015-06-15 | 1.36 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 2.24 | 5–8 in 1993-06-17 | 0.24 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 Bullhead
Pumpkinseed
Black Bullhead
From the 2015-06-15 survey
Deer Lake is located 0.5 miles West of Nevis, in central Hubbard County. Deer has a surface area of 181 acres and a maximum depth of 9 feet. There are two ways to access Deer Lake. The first is a city owned earthen access on the southeast shore of the lake, with limited parking area. The second way to access the lake…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Deer Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — DeerFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Deer Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 15, 2015 caught 0.40 northern pike per trap net at Deer Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 15–16 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 8 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 Deer Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Deer Lake is dated June 15, 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 Deer Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Deer 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 Deer Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Deer 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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