Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 11, 2007
Species recorded at East Hunter 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 East Hunter Lake
No stocking record for East Hunter 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 11, 2007 caught 8.50 northern pike per gill net at East Hunter Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 8–31 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows East Hunter Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is improving. 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: 2007-06-11 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 2007-06-11 (Standard Survey)
19 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 212.38 | 6–10 in 2007-06-11 | 0.2 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 31.33 | 1–7 in 2007-06-11 | 0.14 lb |
| Bluegill | 27.90 | 1–7 in 2007-06-11 | 0.1 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 13.17 | 5–17 in 2007-06-11 | 1.6 lb |
| Golden Shiner | 10.25 | 5–8 in 2007-06-11 | 0.08 lb |
| Northern Pike | 8.50 | 8–31 in 2007-06-11 | 2.98 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.
Black Bullhead
Pumpkinseed
Bluegill
Largemouth Bass
From the 2007-06-11 survey
East and West Hunter Lakes are small, shallow, connected lakes located four miles west of Zimmerman in eastern Sherburne County. In 1986 Livonia Township secured title to a parcel on the northwest shore of West Hunter Lake and made arrangements with DNR for a cooperative access. The Hunter Lakes have a history of…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for East Hunter Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — East HunterFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in East Hunter Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 11, 2007 caught 8.50 northern pike per gill net at East Hunter Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 8–31 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 East Hunter Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for East Hunter Lake is dated June 11, 2007. 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 East Hunter Lake stocked?
No stocking record for East Hunter 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 East Hunter Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows East Hunter Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is improving. 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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