Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 20, 2016
Species recorded at Lac la Croix Lake
10 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 Lac la Croix Lake
No stocking record for Lac la Croix 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 June 20, 2016 caught 8.00 walleye per gill net at Lac la Croix Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 6–25 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Lac la Croix Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
2 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2016-06-20 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 2016-06-20 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walleye | 7.42 | 6–25 in 2016-06-20 | 0.96 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 6.00 | 4–9 in 2016-06-20 | 0.15 lb |
| White Sucker | 5.05 | 0–20 in 2016-06-20 | 1.94 lb |
| Northern Pike | 4.08 | 12–40 in 2016-06-20 | 2.44 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.
Walleye
Yellow Perch
White Sucker
Northern Pike
From the 2016-06-20 survey
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Common questions
What fish are in Lac la Croix Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 20, 2016 caught 8.00 walleye per gill net at Lac la Croix Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 6–25 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 10 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 Lac la Croix Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Lac la Croix Lake is dated June 20, 2016. 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 Lac la Croix Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Lac la Croix 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 Lac la Croix Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Lac la Croix 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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