Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest May 29, 2007
Species recorded at Skunk Lake
9 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 Skunk Lake
No stocking record for Skunk 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 May 29, 2007 caught 0.67 walleye per gill net at Skunk Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Skunk 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
4 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 2007-05-29 (Standard Survey).
4 surveys on file · most recent 2007-05-29 (Standard Survey)
19 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 39.48 | 3–7 in 2007-05-29 | 0.1 lb |
| Northern Pike | 5.22 | 9–33 in 2007-05-29 | 2 lb |
| Black Crappie | 5.07 | 4–11 in 2007-05-29 | 0.32 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 3.81 | 5–7 in 2007-05-29 | 0.11 lb |
| Rock Bass | 1.29 | 3–9 in 2007-05-29 | 0.22 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 1.17 | 3–8 in 2007-05-29 | 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.
Bluegill
Northern Pike
Black Crappie
Yellow Perch
From the 2007-05-29 survey
Skunk Lake is located in central Hubbard County, thirteen miles north of Park Rapids. Skunk Lake has a surface area of 198 acres and a maximum depth of 55 feet. There is no developed public access located on Skunk Lake. The Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) has classified Minnesota's lakes into 43 different…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Skunk Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — SkunkFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Skunk Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on May 29, 2007 caught 0.67 walleye per gill net at Skunk Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 9 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 Skunk Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Skunk Lake is dated May 29, 2007. 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 Skunk Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Skunk 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 Skunk Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Skunk 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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