Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest August 21, 1985
Stocking at Velvet Lake
Minnesota DNR publishes a stocking history for this lake — which species went in, how many, and in which years. Read the years: a lake stocked in one year is not necessarily stocked in the next.
Survey results in full
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 21, 1985 caught 2.00 walleye per gill net at Velvet Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Velvet Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 years of monitoring is improving. Catch rate is not a swim clearance and is not a weekly bite report.
DNR Fisheries Survey Summary
1 survey on file from MN DNR Fisheries. Most recent: 1985-08-21 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1985-08-21 (Standard Survey)
41 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 14.50 | 0.11 lb | |
| Yellow Bullhead | 10.16 | 0.53 lb | |
| Black Crappie | 2.83 | 0.19 lb | |
| Largemouth Bass | 2.33 | 0.38 lb | |
| Walleye | 2.00 | 3.67 lb | |
| Pumpkinseed | 2.00 | 0.17 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 1985-08-21 survey
NORTHERN PIKE ABUNDANCE IS LOW (2.3 GILLNET) BUT A GOOD LENGTH FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION EXISTS AND THE GROWTH RATE IS GOOD. YELLOW BULLHEAD ABUNDANCE IS GOOD WITH ALL SIZE CLASSES PRESENT. BLUEGILL ABUNDANCE IS MODERATE, GROWTH RATE SLOW, THE SIZE SMALL AND MAJORITY OF THE BLUEGILLS BELONG TO THE III, IV OR V YEAR CLASS…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Velvet Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — VelvetFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Fish Stocking History — VelvetFish Stocking History · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Velvet Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on August 21, 1985 caught 2.00 walleye per gill net at Velvet Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Velvet Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Velvet Lake is dated August 21, 1985. 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 Velvet Lake stocked?
Minnesota DNR publishes a stocking history for Velvet Lake. It records which species were released, in what numbers and in which years — the source documents are linked further down this page. A lake can be stocked in some years and not others, so read the years rather than assuming an annual release.
Do the water-quality readings tell me how Velvet Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Velvet Lake’s water-quality measurements separately, and the water-quality trend over 6 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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