Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 25, 1973
Stocking at Gun Lake
No stocking record for Gun 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 6.50 walleye per gill net at Gun Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Gun 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: 1973-08-25 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1973-08-25 (Standard Survey)
53 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 6.50 | 1.11 lb | |
| Rock Bass | 4.50 | 0.26 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 1.00 | 1.77 lb | |
| Smallmouth Bass | 0.50 | 1.55 lb | |
| White Sucker | 0.50 | 2.6 lb | |
| Bluegill | 0.50 | 0.35 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
(grown young loon. The Walleye population is composed of fish from age groups & is relatively large. Northern pike are low in numbers. Smallmouth bass are about average in numbers.
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Gun Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — GunFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Gun Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 25, 1973 caught 6.50 walleye per gill net at Gun Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Gun Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Gun 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 Gun Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Gun 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 Gun Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Gun 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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