Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest July 24, 1996
Species recorded at Twin Lake
8 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 Twin Lake
No stocking record for Twin 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 24, 1996 caught 5.00 northern pike per gill net at Twin Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Twin 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
5 surveys on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1996-07-24 (Standard Survey).
5 surveys on file · most recent 1996-07-24 (Standard Survey)
30 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | 21.58 | 0.32 lb | |
| Bluegill | 13.96 | 2–6 in 1996-07-24 | 0.11 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 11.22 | 5–7 in 1996-07-24 | 0.1 lb |
| Black Crappie | 5.57 | 4–8 in 1996-07-24 | 0.17 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 5.41 | 3–6 in 1996-07-24 | 0.08 lb |
| Green Sunfish | 3.89 | 4–5 in 1996-07-24 | 0.08 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
Yellow Perch
Black Crappie
Pumpkinseed
From the 1996-07-24 survey
Twin Lake does not appear to have winterkilled sevrely in the past five or more years. Thus, populations of several species offer angling opportunities to lake residents. However, there is no public access. Bluegill were the most abundant specices sample, but are small with an average size of 4.5 inches and fewer than…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Twin Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — TwinFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Twin Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on July 24, 1996 caught 5.00 northern pike per gill net at Twin Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 8 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 Twin Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Twin Lake is dated July 24, 1996. 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 Twin Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Twin 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 Twin Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Twin 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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