Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 13, 2002
Species recorded at Dick Lake
5 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 Dick Lake
No stocking record for Dick 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 August 13, 2002 caught 4.33 walleye per gill net at Dick Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–27 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Dick Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
2 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2002-08-13 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 2002-08-13 (Standard Survey)
24 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 6.42 | 5–11 in 2002-08-13 | 0.23 lb |
| Smallmouth Bass | 4.53 | 5–17 in 2002-08-13 | 1.33 lb |
| Walleye | 3.67 | 7–27 in 2002-08-13 | 1.69 lb |
| Northern Pike | 3.25 | 14–25 in 2002-08-13 | 2.15 lb |
| White Sucker | 2.08 | 9–19 in 2002-08-13 | 1.51 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
Smallmouth Bass
Walleye
Northern Pike
From the 2002-08-13 survey
Gill nets and minnow traps were used to collect fish in this survey. As in 1991, five species were collected: walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, and white sucker. The number of walleye caught per gill net was the highest so far in Dick Lake, but was in the normal range for lakes of this class.…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Dick Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — DickFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Dick Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 13, 2002 caught 4.33 walleye per gill net at Dick Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–27 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 5 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 Dick Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Dick Lake is dated August 13, 2002. 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 Dick Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Dick 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 Dick Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Dick 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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