Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 13, 1992
Stocking at Mckeown Lake
No stocking record for Mckeown 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 13, 1992 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Mckeown Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Mckeown 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: 1992-08-13 (Standard Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 1992-08-13 (Standard Survey)
34 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 17.29 | 0.24 lb | |
| Pumpkinseed | 5.04 | 0.19 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 3.63 | 3.29 lb | |
| Rock Bass | 2.89 | 0.26 lb | |
| Yellow Bullhead | 2.46 | 0.4 lb | |
| Black Bullhead | 2.13 | 1 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 1992-08-13 survey
Fish populations conducted in 1959, 1978, and 1992.Muskellunge: None sampled in 1992. Only one each in 1959 and 1978.Northern Pike - Abundance (as measured by gillnet catch rate) higher than during previous assessments. Quality size (greater than 28 inches long) fish present. Natural reproduction good.Cisco…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Mckeown Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — McKeownFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — McKeown (1599)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Mckeown Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 13, 1992 caught 0.50 walleye per gill net at Mckeown Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Mckeown Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Mckeown Lake is dated August 13, 1992. 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 Mckeown Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Mckeown 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 Mckeown Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Mckeown 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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