Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 22, 1987
Species recorded at Green Water Lake
9 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 Green Water Lake
No stocking record for Green Water 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 22, 1987 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Green Water Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Green Water Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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: 1987-06-22 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1987-06-22 (Standard Survey)
39 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 46.63 | 0.14 lb | |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 12.56 | 0.15 lb | |
| Yellow Perch | 12.00 | 0.14 lb | |
| Rock Bass | 8.56 | 0.15 lb | |
| Green Sunfish | 5.75 | 0.02 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 4.69 | 1.02 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 1987-06-22 survey
ROCK BASS, BLUEGILL, HYBRID SUNFISH AND YELLOW PERCH POPULATIONS APPEAR TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH. NORTHERN PIKE AND LARGEMOUTH BASS NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY ABOVE LOCAL AND STATE MEDIANS. WALL- EYE ARE SEEMINGLY LIMITED TO A FEW IMMIGRANTS FROM ICE CRACKING LAKE. WITH NO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, THIS LAKE APPEARS TO BE A…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Green Water Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — Green WaterFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Green Water (1025)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Green Water Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 22, 1987 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Green Water Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 9 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 Green Water Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Green Water Lake is dated June 22, 1987. 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 Green Water Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Green Water 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 Green Water Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Green Water Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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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