Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 9, 2025
Species recorded at Roy Lake
16 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 Roy Lake
No stocking record for Roy 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 9, 2025 caught 0.33 walleye per gill net at Roy Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Roy 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
8 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2025-06-09 (Standard Survey).
8 surveys on file · most recent 2025-06-09 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 24.16 | 2–8 in 2025-06-09 | 0.11 lb |
| Bluntnose Minnow | 10.63 | ||
| Northern Pike | 7.20 | 10–33 in 2025-06-09 | 2.71 lb |
| Green Sunfish | 6.80 | 6 in 2013-06-10 | 0.15 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 5.85 | 3–7 in 2025-06-09 | 0.16 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 5.39 | 9–14 in 2025-06-09 | 0.72 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.
Bluegill
Northern Pike
Green Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
From the 2025-06-09 survey
Roy is a small 320 acre lake that is part of the Gull Chain of Lakes and can be accessed through channels from Nisswa Lake and Spider Lake. Roy receives plenty of recreational traffic as boats navigate between Gull and Nisswa Lakes. A special regulation enacted in 2024 requires the immediate release of all Northern…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Roy Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — RoyFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Roy Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 9, 2025 caught 0.33 walleye per gill net at Roy Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 16 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 Roy Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Roy Lake is dated June 9, 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 Roy Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Roy 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 Roy Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Roy 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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