Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys · latest June 15, 1992
Stocking at Young Lake
No stocking record for Young 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 15, 1992 caught 12.00 northern pike per gill net at Young Lake.
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Young 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: 1992-06-15 (Standard Survey).
1 survey on file · most recent 1992-06-15 (Standard Survey)
34 years old| Species | Catch rate (CPUE) | Size | Avg weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 26.50 | 0.08 lb | |
| Brown Bullhead | 7.88 | 0.23 lb | |
| Northern Pike | 7.13 | 2.54 lb | |
| Black Crappie | 5.00 | 0.08 lb | |
| Pumpkinseed | 4.75 | 0.13 lb | |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 4.50 | 0.11 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 1992-06-15 survey
NOP AND BLG WERE ABUNDANT, GOS AND YEP WERE PRESENT IN LOW NUMBERS. ALL OTHER SPECIES WERE CAPTURED IN AVERAGE NUMBERS FOR THE LAKE CLASS. NOP (12.0/GILLNET) CATCH WAS HIGH. AGES YY-IV AND VI-VII WERE PRESENT. THE 1988 AND 1989 YEAR CLASSES CONTRIBUTED 42 AND 33% TO THE CATCH, RESPECTIVELY. GROWTH WAS GOOD FOR ALL AGE…
DNR Reports & Resources
Minnesota DNR LakeFinder publishes lake survey, fish stocking, water access, and aquatic plant data for Young Lake. 2 reports on file.
These links open on the official state DNR websites (Wisconsin DNR survey PDFs · Minnesota DNR LakeFinder).
- —Fisheries Lake Survey — YoungFisheries Lake Survey · MN DNR LakeFinder
- —Aquatic Plant Report — Young (0220)Aquatic Plant Report · MN DNR LakeFinder
Common questions
What fish are in Young Lake?
Minnesota DNR's Standard Survey on June 15, 1992 caught 12.00 northern pike per gill net at Young Lake. Those are survey results, not a catch report: a net set on one date measures what was in that net.
When was Young Lake last surveyed?
The most recent fisheries survey on file for Young Lake is dated June 15, 1992. 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 Young Lake stocked?
No stocking record for Young 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 Young Lake fishes?
A DNR fisheries survey reports fish abundance and catch rates, not water quality. LakeQuality shows Young 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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