Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest May 29, 2012
Species recorded at Gillett Lake
7 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 Gillett Lake
No stocking record for Gillett 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 May 29, 2012 caught 9.50 northern pike per gill net at Gillett Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 11–29 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Gillett Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
3 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2012-05-29 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 2012-05-29 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 12.06 | 6–8 in 2012-05-29 | 0.19 lb |
| Black Crappie | 3.92 | 4–9 in 2012-05-29 | 0.17 lb |
| Northern Pike | 3.72 | 11–29 in 2012-05-29 | 2.14 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 3.31 | 3–8 in 2012-05-29 | 0.17 lb |
| Brown Bullhead | 2.84 | 11–13 in 2012-05-29 | 0.91 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 1.23 | 10–18 in 2012-05-29 | 1.7 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.
Yellow Perch
Black Crappie
Northern Pike
Pumpkinseed
From the 2012-05-29 survey
Gillett Lake is located in central Hubbard County, four miles southeast of the town of Lake George. Gillett is a small, deep lake with a surface area of 44 acres and a maximum depth of 49 feet. A state owned gravel access is located off the Halverson Forest Road, on the north shore of the lake. The lake provides…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Gillett Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — GillettFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Gillett Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on May 29, 2012 caught 9.50 northern pike per gill net at Gillett Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 11–29 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 7 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 Gillett Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Gillett Lake is dated May 29, 2012. 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 Gillett Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Gillett 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 Gillett Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Gillett Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 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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