Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 29, 2005
Species recorded at Net Lake
8 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 Net Lake
No stocking record for Net 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 29, 2005 caught 2.83 northern pike per gill net at Net Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Net 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
4 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2005-08-29 (Standard Survey).
4 surveys on file · most recent 2005-08-29 (Standard Survey)
21 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 21.00 | 10 in 2000-08-28 | 0.37 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 9.25 | 1–17 in 2005-08-29 | 1.94 lb |
| Black Crappie | 6.63 | 1–9 in 2005-08-29 | 0.14 lb |
| Bluegill | 5.80 | 1–8 in 2005-08-29 | 0.12 lb |
| White Sucker | 5.18 | 6–16 in 2005-08-29 | 1.03 lb |
| Brown Bullhead | 4.00 | 0.28 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.
Black Bullhead
Largemouth Bass
Black Crappie
Bluegill
From the 2005-08-29 survey
Net Lake is a 136-acre lake of moderate fertility. The lake is located east of the town of Nickerson on the boarder of Pine and Carlton Counties within the Nemadji State Forest Area. The immediate shoreline surrounding Net Lake is composed of lake homes and seasonal cabins along the west/northwest shore while…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Net Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — NetFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Net (0312)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Net Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 29, 2005 caught 2.83 northern pike per gill net at Net Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 8 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 Net Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Net Lake is dated August 29, 2005. 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 Net Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Net 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 Net Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Net 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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