Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 3, 2013
Stocking at Lilly Lake
No stocking record for Lilly 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 3, 2013 caught 0.20 northern pike per trap net at Lilly Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Lilly Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 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: 2013-06-03 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 2013-06-03 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 42.67 | 3–5 in 2013-06-03 | 0.12 lb |
| Black Bullhead | 37.30 | 4–9 in 2013-06-03 | 0.15 lb |
| Green Sunfish | 8.27 | 2–5 in 2013-06-03 | 0.1 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 3.70 | 2–5 in 2013-06-03 | 0.14 lb |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 2.73 | 2–7 in 2013-06-03 | 0.17 lb |
| Black Crappie | 2.10 | 7–10 in 2013-06-03 | 0.48 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 Bullhead
Green Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
From the 2013-06-03 survey
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Common questions
What fish are in Lilly Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 3, 2013 caught 0.20 northern pike per trap net at Lilly Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Lilly Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Lilly Lake is dated June 3, 2013. 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 Lilly Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Lilly 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 Lilly Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Lilly Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 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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