Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 31, 1987
Stocking at Hunter Lake
No stocking record for Hunter 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 31, 1987 caught 1.67 walleye per gill net at Hunter Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Hunter 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
3 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1987-08-31 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 1987-08-31 (Standard Survey)
39 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 11.12 | 0.17 lb | |
| Rock Bass | 8.06 | 0.31 lb | |
| Yellow Perch | 4.25 | 0.27 lb | |
| White Sucker | 4.25 | 2.51 lb | |
| Smallmouth Bass | 3.60 | 1.02 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 1.25 | 5.9 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 1987-08-31 survey
Numbers/Set (Lbs./fish) NOP BLG SMB LMB WAE1987 1.0(9.7) 6.1(0.19) 8.7(1.8) 1.3(0.72) 1.7(5.4)1969 1.5(2.1) 36.0(0.20) 1.5(0.73) 1.5(0.48) 1.0(10.5)Northern Pike - Gillnet catches indicate a low population of large fish. No year classes beyond 1979 were present indicating limited natural reproduction.Bluegill -…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Hunter Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — HunterFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Hunter Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 31, 1987 caught 1.67 walleye per gill net at Hunter Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Hunter Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Hunter Lake is dated August 31, 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 Hunter Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Hunter 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 Hunter Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Hunter 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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