Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 16, 2007
Species recorded at Keller 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 Keller Lake
No stocking record for Keller 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 Keller 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 16, 2007 caught 0.60 walleye per trap net at Keller Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Keller 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
7 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2007-07-16 (Standard Survey).
7 surveys on file · most recent 2007-07-16 (Standard Survey)
19 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 101.19 | 3–7 in 2007-07-16 | 0.14 lb |
| Black Crappie | 31.94 | 6 in 2007-07-16 | 0.13 lb |
| Black Bullhead | 18.03 | 10–13 in 2001-07-09 | 0.47 lb |
| Golden Shiner | 6.99 | 7–9 in 2007-07-16 | 0.14 lb |
| White Crappie | 6.70 | 0.33 lb | |
| Green Sunfish | 4.85 | 2–4 in 1996-07-01 | 0.12 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
Black Crappie
Black Bullhead
Golden Shiner
From the 2007-07-16 survey
Keller Lakes fish population is dominated by bluegills. They made up over 90% of the trap net catch. The average length was 5.7 inches. Over 40% of the bluegills measured were 6 inches or larger, but only 1% were larger than 7 inches. Black crappies were found in low abundance and small size. Hybrid (tiger)…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Keller Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — Keller (Main Bay)Fisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — Keller (Main Bay)Public Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Keller Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 16, 2007 caught 0.60 walleye per trap net at Keller 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 Keller Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Keller Lake is dated July 16, 2007. 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 Keller Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Keller 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 Keller Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Keller 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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