Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 4, 1998
Species recorded at Grace Lake
11 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 Grace Lake
No stocking record for Grace 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 4, 1998 caught 1.00 northern pike per gill net at Grace Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Grace Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 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: 1998-06-04 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1998-06-04 (Standard Survey)
28 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 103.09 | 6–12 in 1998-06-04 | 0.18 lb |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 14.67 | 3–6 in 1998-06-04 | 0.09 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 12.50 | 3–6 in 1998-06-04 | 0.09 lb |
| Bluegill | 11.00 | 1–7 in 1998-06-04 | 0.14 lb |
| Green Sunfish | 5.00 | 3–5 in 1998-06-04 | 0.07 lb |
| Black Crappie | 4.25 | 6–9 in 1998-06-04 | 0.21 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
Hybrid Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
Bluegill
From the 1998-06-04 survey
Black bullheads are the most abundant species in Grace Lake, but they average only 7.5 inches in length. Both bluegills and black crappies were found to be rather abundant. Each species were sampled within the normal range when compared to similar lakes. The average size of the bluegills and black crappies sampled was…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Grace Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — UnnamedFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Grace Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 4, 1998 caught 1.00 northern pike per gill net at Grace Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 11 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 Grace Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Grace Lake is dated June 4, 1998. 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 Grace Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Grace 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 Grace Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Grace Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 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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