Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 28, 2017
Species recorded at Ham 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 Ham Lake
No stocking record for Ham 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 28, 2017 caught 2.00 northern pike per gill net at Ham Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Ham Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 years of monitoring is declining. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
5 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2017-08-28 (Standard Survey).
5 surveys on file · most recent 2017-08-28 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 45.51 | 3–8 in 2017-08-28 | 0.14 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 10.31 | 6–8 in 2017-08-28 | 0.24 lb |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 4.78 | 7–8 in 2017-08-28 | 0.42 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 3.59 | 5–18 in 2017-08-28 | 0.69 lb |
| Black Crappie | 3.38 | 11 in 2017-08-28 | 0.34 lb |
| White Sucker | 2.64 | 17–20 in 2017-08-28 | 2.08 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.
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Hybrid Sunfish
Largemouth Bass
From the 2017-08-28 survey
Ham Lake is located five miles southeast of Nevis in southeastern Hubbard County. Ham has a surface area of 194 acres and a maximum depth of 22 feet. There is no public access on Ham. Ham provides fishing opportunities for Largemouth Bass, Panfish, and Northern Pike. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Ham Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — HamFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Ham Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 28, 2017 caught 2.00 northern pike per gill net at Ham 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 Ham Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Ham Lake is dated August 28, 2017. 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 Ham Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Ham 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 Ham Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Ham Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 3 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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