Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 5, 1994
Species recorded at Pomerleau Lake
5 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 Pomerleau Lake
No stocking record for Pomerleau 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 5, 1994 caught 19.83 largemouth bass per trap net at Pomerleau Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 3–15 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Pomerleau Lake’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: 1994-07-05 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 1994-07-05 (Standard Survey)
32 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Sunfish | 566.17 | 1–8 in 1994-07-05 | 0.11 lb |
| Largemouth Bass | 19.83 | 3–15 in 1994-07-05 | 0.05 lb |
| Brown Bullhead | 17.67 | 0.39 lb | |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 12.00 | 0.23 lb | |
| Black Bullhead | 6.25 | 7–11 in 1994-07-05 | 0.24 lb |
| Black Crappie | 5.78 | 3–11 in 1994-07-05 | 0.14 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.
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass
Black Bullhead
Black Crappie
From the 1994-07-05 survey
Green sunfish are by far the most abundant in this lake. They were netted at over 125 times the average when compared to similar lakes. Largemouth bass were also sampled at high levels. However they only averaged 4.9 inches in length. Black crappies and black bullheads were sampled in average numbers. The mean length…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Pomerleau Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — PomerleauFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Pomerleau Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 5, 1994 caught 19.83 largemouth bass per trap net at Pomerleau Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 3–15 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 5 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 Pomerleau Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Pomerleau Lake is dated July 5, 1994. 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 Pomerleau Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Pomerleau 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 Pomerleau Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Pomerleau Lake’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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