Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 1, 2021
Species recorded at Newman Lake
3 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 Newman Lake
No stocking record for Newman 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 1, 2021 caught 44.50 rainbow trout per gill net at Newman Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–11 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Newman 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
14 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2021-06-01 (Standard Survey).
14 surveys on file · most recent 2021-06-01 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Shiner | 11.49 | 4–5 in 2016-05-31 | 0.06 lb |
| Rainbow Trout | 11.07 | 7–11 in 2021-06-01 | 0.47 lb |
| White Sucker | 8.34 | 6–17 in 2021-06-01 | 1.01 lb |
| Rock Bass | 4.05 | 0.21 lb | |
| Black Bullhead | 3.89 | 4–6 in 2021-06-01 | 0.09 lb |
| Northern Pike | 2.40 | 1.53 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.
Golden Shiner
Rainbow Trout
White Sucker
Black Bullhead
From the 2021-06-01 survey
Newman Lake is located seven miles southwest of Bemidji in northern Hubbard County. Newman Lake has a surface area of 45 acres, shoreline length of 1.18 miles, and maximum depth of 63 feet. A county owned public access is located on the west shore of the lake. Newman Lake is one of three lakes in the Park Rapids…
Common questions
What fish are in Newman Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 1, 2021 caught 44.50 rainbow trout per gill net at Newman Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–11 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 3 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 Newman Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Newman Lake is dated June 1, 2021. 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 Newman Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Newman 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 Newman Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Newman 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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