Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 1, 2019
Species recorded at Hoff Lake
17 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 Hoff Lake
No stocking record for Hoff 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.
Getting on the water
1 public boat landing is recorded on Hoff Lake. Minnesota DNR lists the public access sites, including ramp type and parking, in the documents below.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 1, 2019 caught 1.33 walleye per gill net at Hoff Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Hoff Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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: 2019-07-01 (Standard Survey).
5 surveys on file · most recent 2019-07-01 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 155.14 | 5–13 in 2019-07-01 | 0.15 lb |
| Bluegill | 15.48 | 2–7 in 2019-07-01 | 0.21 lb |
| Northern Pike | 12.29 | 10–32 in 2019-07-01 | 2.05 lb |
| Common Carp | 10.19 | 17–26 in 2019-07-01 | 2.6 lb |
| Black Crappie | 8.82 | 3–13 in 2019-07-01 | 0.21 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 6.35 | 4–6 in 2019-07-01 | 0.17 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
Bluegill
Northern Pike
Common Carp
From the 2019-07-01 survey
A standard survey was conducted at Hoff Lake beginning on July 1, 2019, to monitor the lake's fish population. Hoff is a class 43 lake and net catches were compared to other similar lakes around the state. The 2015 MNDNR Fisheries lake management plan (LMP) listed Northern Pike as the primary management species at…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Hoff Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — HoffFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — HoffPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Hoff Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 1, 2019 caught 1.33 walleye per gill net at Hoff Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 17 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 Hoff Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Hoff Lake is dated July 1, 2019. 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 Hoff Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Hoff 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 Hoff Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Hoff 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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