Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 9, 1987
Stocking at Shady Lake
No stocking record for Shady 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 9, 1987 caught 10.00 white sucker per gill net at Shady Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Shady 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: 1987-07-09 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 1987-07-09 (Standard Survey)
39 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Sucker | 13.38 | 0.28 lb | |
| White Crappie | 11.07 | 0.15 lb | |
| Common Carp | 6.33 | 1.02 lb | |
| Channel Catfish | 5.00 | 0.45 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 1987-07-09 survey
Largemouth bass, black and white crappie and bluegill are well represented with several year classes present. Growth is poor for the area. The turbid conditions favor white crappie. Most of the gamefish are too small to be acceptable to anglers. Carp, white sucker, silver and shorthead redhorse are abundant. No…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Shady Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — ShadyFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Shady Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 9, 1987 caught 10.00 white sucker per gill net at Shady Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Shady Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Shady Lake is dated July 9, 1987. 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 Shady Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Shady 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 Shady Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Shady 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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