Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 14, 2017
Species recorded at Sea Gull Lake
12 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 Sea Gull Lake
No stocking record for Sea Gull 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.
Getting on the water
Minnesota DNR lists the public access sites, including ramp type and parking, in the documents below.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 14, 2017 caught 1.83 walleye per gill net at Sea Gull Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–23 inches.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Sea Gull Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
5 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2017-08-14 (Standard Survey).
5 surveys on file · most recent 2017-08-14 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth Bass | 2.55 | 1–17 in 2017-08-14 | 1.19 lb |
| Tullibee (Cisco) | 1.94 | 13–17 in 1998-08-24 | 1.07 lb |
| Walleye | 1.49 | 7–23 in 2017-08-14 | 0.93 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.
Smallmouth Bass
Tullibee (Cisco)
Walleye
From the 2017-08-14 survey
Gull Lake lies on the Sea Gull River between Sea Gull Lake (upstream) and Saganaga Lake (downstream), and was last surveyed in 1998. Movement of fish between Saganaga and Gull Lakes occurs regularly, while a barrier falls blocks movement of fish (and other organisms) from Gull Lake to Sea Gull Lake. This standard…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Sea Gull Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — GullFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — GullPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Sea Gull Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 14, 2017 caught 1.83 walleye per gill net at Sea Gull Lake. Length samples in the latest survey that recorded them ran 7–23 inches. Minnesota DNR lists 12 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 Sea Gull Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Sea Gull Lake is dated August 14, 2017. 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 Sea Gull Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Sea Gull 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 Sea Gull Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Sea Gull Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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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