Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 25, 1973
Stocking at Fairy Lake
No stocking record for Fairy 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 25, 1973 caught 6.00 walleye per gill net at Fairy Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Fairy 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: 1973-08-25 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1973-08-25 (Standard Survey)
53 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 6.00 | 1.55 lb | |
| Yellow Perch | 5.25 | 0.32 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 3.00 | 1.7 lb | |
| White Sucker | 2.25 | 2.67 lb | |
| Rock Bass | 1.50 | 0.35 lb | |
| Bluegill | 0.25 | 0.4 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.
From the 1973-08-25 survey
The Gamefish present are walleye & northern pike. Walleye are fairly abundant and of good size. Younger age walleye seem to be lacking. Northern pike are present in good numbers, but are small. The sucker population is relatively low and the perch population is relatively high for this area, in this type of lake.…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Fairy Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — FairyFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Fairy Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 25, 1973 caught 6.00 walleye per gill net at Fairy Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Fairy Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Fairy Lake is dated August 25, 1973. 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 Fairy Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Fairy 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 Fairy Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Fairy 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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