Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 17, 2008
Species recorded at Wimer Lake
16 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 Wimer Lake
No stocking record for Wimer 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 June 17, 2008 caught 0.67 walleye per gill net at Wimer Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Wimer 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: 2008-06-17 (Standard Survey).
4 surveys on file · most recent 2008-06-17 (Standard Survey)
18 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 31.53 | 3–8 in 2008-06-17 | 0.17 lb |
| Yellow Perch | 24.00 | 5–8 in 2008-06-17 | 0.1 lb |
| Yellow Bullhead | 5.99 | 8–12 in 2008-06-17 | 0.54 lb |
| Pumpkinseed | 5.24 | 4–6 in 2008-06-17 | 0.17 lb |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 3.66 | 3–8 in 2008-06-17 | 0.18 lb |
| White Sucker | 2.34 | 15–21 in 2008-06-17 | 1.79 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
Yellow Bullhead
Pumpkinseed
From the 2008-06-17 survey
Wimar Lake is a 275 acre mesotrophic (moderately fertile) lake located in north central Otter Tail County, approximately four miles northeast of Vergas, MN. The maximum depth is 58 feet, and 39% of the lake is 15 feet or less in depth. The secchi disc reading, a measure of water clarity, was 9.5 feet. Previous…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Wimer Lake. 1 report on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — WimerFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Wimer Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 17, 2008 caught 0.67 walleye per gill net at Wimer Lake. Minnesota DNR lists 16 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 Wimer Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Wimer Lake is dated June 17, 2008. 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 Wimer Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Wimer 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 Wimer Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Wimer 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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