Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 30, 2025
Stocking at Ottertrack Lake
No stocking record for Ottertrack 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 24, 1976 caught 1.00 lake trout per gill net at Ottertrack Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Ottertrack Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 years of monitoring is stable. 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: 2025-07-30 (Targeted Survey).
3 surveys on file · most recent 2025-07-30 (Targeted Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 19.17 | 0.13 lb | |
| White Sucker | 7.17 | 2.52 lb | |
| Lake Trout | 1.00 | 2 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 2025-07-30 survey
Temperature and dissolved oxygen measurements were collected from the deepest basin in Gijikiki Lake on July 30th, 2025. This was done to evaluate the quantity and quality of cold, oxygenated water (i.e., oxythermal habitat) available to Lake Trout, the most sensitive coldwater species present in this lake. Lake Trout…
Common questions
What fish are in Ottertrack Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 24, 1976 caught 1.00 lake trout per gill net at Ottertrack Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Ottertrack Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Ottertrack Lake is dated July 30, 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 Ottertrack Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Ottertrack 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 Ottertrack Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Ottertrack Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 5 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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