Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 27, 1973
Stocking at Fourtown Lake
No stocking record for Fourtown 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 27, 1973 caught 2.33 walleye per gill net at Fourtown Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Fourtown Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 4 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: 1973-08-27 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1973-08-27 (Standard Survey)
53 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tullibee (Cisco) | 10.67 | 0.25 lb | |
| Yellow Perch | 5.17 | 0.26 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 2.50 | 2.73 lb | |
| Walleye | 2.33 | 2.44 lb | |
| White Sucker | 2.00 | 2.23 lb | |
| Rock Bass | 1.83 | 0.42 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 1973-08-27 survey
(mod. heavy. The main components are well used The only gamefish present are walleye and northern pike. The walleye population is low in numbers and composed of older (age IV+) fish. The northern pike population is about average. Other fish include white sucker (average. size population.) Yellow perch (about average…
Common questions
What fish are in Fourtown Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 27, 1973 caught 2.33 walleye per gill net at Fourtown Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Fourtown Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Fourtown Lake is dated August 27, 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 Fourtown Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Fourtown 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 Fourtown Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Fourtown Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 4 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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