Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 13, 1989
Stocking at Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River
No stocking record for Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River 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 13, 1989 caught 0.67 walleye per gill net at Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
2 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1989-06-13 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 1989-06-13 (Standard Survey)
37 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Perch | 5.41 | 0.26 lb | |
| Black Bullhead | 5.22 | 0.38 lb | |
| Yellow Bullhead | 3.88 | 0.53 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 3.58 | 0.9 lb | |
| Pumpkinseed | 2.87 | 0.1 lb | |
| White Sucker | 2.68 | 1.81 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 1989-06-13 survey
FISH POPULATION IS MOSTLY ROUGHFISH: SUCKERS, CARP BOWFIN AND BULLHEADS WHICH ARE ALL ABOVE THEIR STATE MEDIANS. NORTHERN PIKE ARE JUST ABOVE THE AVERAGE BUT ARE SMALL IN SIZE. THE WALLEYE POPULA- TION IS LOW AND YELLOW PERCH ARE AT HALF OF THE STATE AVERAGE IN NUMBER. SOME BLUEGILLS WERE CAUGHT IN THE NATURAL…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — OnamiaFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Onamia (0341)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 13, 1989 caught 0.67 walleye per gill net at Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River is dated June 13, 1989. 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 Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River stocked?
No stocking record for Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River 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 Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 2 years of monitoring is improving. 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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