Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest May 6, 2025
Species recorded at Lords Lake
13 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 Lords Lake
No stocking record for Lords 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 July 17, 2023 caught 3.22 walleye per gill net at Lords Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Lords Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is stable. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
16 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2025-05-06 (Targeted Survey).
16 surveys on file · most recent 2025-05-06 (Targeted Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 32.64 | 2–8 in 2024-05-28 | 0.15 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 24.54 | 4–13 in 2023-07-17 | 0.14 lb |
| Bluntnose Minnow | 21.30 | ||
| Largemouth Bass | 9.91 | 6–16 in 2023-07-17 | 0.61 lb |
| Black Crappie | 5.43 | 1–12 in 2025-05-06 | 0.3 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
Yellow Perch
Largemouth Bass
Black Crappie
From the 2025-05-06 survey
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Common questions
What fish are in Lords Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 17, 2023 caught 3.22 walleye per gill net at Lords Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 13 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 Lords Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Lords Lake is dated May 6, 2025. 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 Lords Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Lords 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 Lords Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Lords Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is stable. 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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