Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 29, 1988
Stocking at Dode Lake
No stocking record for Dode 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 29, 1988 caught 7.00 northern pike per gill net at Dode Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Dode Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
1 survey on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1988-06-29 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1988-06-29 (Standard Survey)
38 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 5.00 | 0.37 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 3.75 | 3.24 lb | |
| Bluegill | 3.50 | 0.16 lb | |
| Pumpkinseed | 1.25 | 0.22 lb | |
| Black Crappie | 0.75 | 0.1 lb | |
| White Sucker | 0.75 | 3 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.
From the 1988-06-29 survey
NORTHERN PIKE AND LARGEMOUTH BASS ARE PREDOMINANT PREDATOR SPECIES. NORTHERN PIKE ABUNDANCE IS ABOVE STATE AND LOCAL MEDIAN FOR THIS TYPE OF LAKE AND ARE GOOD AVERAGE SIZE. THE LARGEMOUTH ABUNDANCD RATE PROBABLY DOESN'T REPRESENT THE TRUE DENSITY OF THIS SPECIES AS 47 YOUNG-OF-YEAR WERE CAUGHT IN 9,000 SQUARE FEET OF…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Dode Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — DodeFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Dode (0579)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Dode Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 29, 1988 caught 7.00 northern pike per gill net at Dode Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Dode Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Dode Lake is dated June 29, 1988. 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 Dode Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Dode 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 Dode Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Dode Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 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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