Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 16, 2018
Species recorded at Esquagama Lake
12 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 Esquagama Lake
No stocking record for Esquagama 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 July 16, 2018 caught 5.78 walleye per gill net at Esquagama Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–29 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Esquagama 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
4 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2018-07-16 (Standard Survey).
4 surveys on file · most recent 2018-07-16 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tullibee (Cisco) | 24.00 | 6–15 in 1999-06-21 | 0.49 lb |
| Bluegill | 13.30 | 3–8 in 2018-07-16 | 0.19 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 2.42 | 5 in 2018-07-16 | 0.18 lb |
| Walleye | 2.37 | 7–29 in 2018-07-16 | 0.98 lb |
| White Sucker | 2.30 | 11–21 in 2018-07-16 | 2.4 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.
Tullibee (Cisco)
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Walleye
From the 2018-07-16 survey
Esquagama Lake is a 453 acre lake located five miles southeast of Gilbert. It is accessed by a ramp on the south side of the lake on land that is privately owned by the Eshquaguma Country Club. This Ecological Lake Class 5 lake has a maximum depth of 90 feet and dark brown water. On July 17, 2018 Esquagama Lake was…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Esquagama Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — EsquagamaFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Esquagama Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 16, 2018 caught 5.78 walleye per gill net at Esquagama Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–29 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 12 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 Esquagama Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Esquagama Lake is dated July 16, 2018. 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 Esquagama Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Esquagama 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 Esquagama Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Esquagama 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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