Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 1, 2018
Species recorded at Shallow Lake
13 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 Shallow Lake
No stocking record for Shallow 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
1 public boat landing is recorded on Shallow Lake. 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 June 1, 2018 caught 0.42 walleye per trap net at Shallow Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Shallow Lake’s water-quality measurements separately. 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: 2018-06-01 (Standard Survey).
2 surveys on file · most recent 2018-06-01 (Standard Survey)
| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 17.05 | 5–18 in 2018-06-01 | 1.15 lb |
| Bluegill | 14.09 | 3–8 in 2018-06-01 | 0.21 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 10.84 | 7–13 in 2018-06-01 | 0.54 lb |
| Black Crappie | 7.15 | 5–11 in 2018-06-01 | 0.46 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 5.29 | 3–7 in 2018-06-01 | 0.19 lb |
| Smallmouth Bass | 1.92 | 10–18 in 2018-06-01 | 1.91 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.
Largemouth Bass
Bluegill
Yellow Bullhead
Black Crappie
From the 2018-06-01 survey
Shallow Lake is located three miles west of Nevis in Hubbard County. Shallow has a surface area of 284 acres and a maximum depth of only 10 feet. There is a county owned public access with an earthen ramp located on the outlet channel at the south end of the lake. The outlet channel of Shallow connects to Lake Belle…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Shallow Lake. 3 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — ShallowFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Shallow (1305)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Public Water Access Sites — ShallowPublic Water Access Sites · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Shallow Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 1, 2018 caught 0.42 walleye per trap net at Shallow Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 13 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 Shallow Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Shallow Lake is dated June 1, 2018. 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 Shallow Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Shallow 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 Shallow Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Shallow 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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