Anderson Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31035000
Anderson Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Anderson Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 110 ft, mean depth 30 ft; surface area 295 acres, 71 littoral acres, 7.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Bigfork; DNR lake number (DOW) 31035000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2004
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black crappie | Survey seining | 27.50 | 55 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Survey seining | 21.00 | 42 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Survey seining | 6.50 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Survey seining | 3.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | Survey seining | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Survey seining | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Survey seining | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 12 | 0.11 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 1.67 | 10 | 1.42 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.16 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 2.65 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 1.25 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.75 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 1.89 | 17 | 0.43 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.11 | 10 | 0.80 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.16 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 1.39 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.37 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.88 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Smallmouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 0.75 | 1 | 3.09 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 0.75 | 1 | 4.38 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
Anderson Lake is a walleye-centrarchid lake located about 10 miles southeast of Bigfork, MN. The lake has 274 acres, a maximum depth of 110 feet and a Secchi disk reading of 9 feet. Stocking of walleye, northern pike and largemouth bass has occurred only a few times since 1930. No fish have been stocked since 1973. The northern pike population is characterized by low numbers (1.7/gill net) of small fish. The mean weight of those sampled in the gill net was 1.4 pounds. Age 2-4 fish made up 90% of the catch. Growth was within 15% of the statewide averages. The walleye population appears to have improved over the past years, entirely from natural reproduction. No walleye stocking has occurred since 1958. In this survey, walleye were sampled at 2.5/gill net. The walleye sampled ranged in length from 7.4 to 18.2 inches and had a mean length of 14.2 inches. They had a mean weight of 0.9 pounds. Seven year classes were represented in the testnetting. In addition to the walleye sampled in the testnetting, many were observed during the bass electrofishing portion of the survey in mid-June. Three and four year old walleye made up 57% of the catch. Few bass were sampled in this assessment. Only one largemouth bass was sampled in the testnetting and only one in the bass electrofishing survey in June. Smallmouth bass, never before observed in Anderson Lake, were sampled in this survey. Only one was sampled in the gill net and one in the electrofishing survey. Black crappie were sampled in the trap net at 1.1/set but none were sampled in the gill nets. They were of quality size as indicated by a PSD of 100 and an RSD-P of 70. They ranged in length from 8.1 to 12.6 inches and had a mean length of 10.8 inches. Growth was excellent. Bluegill were sampled in low numbers at 0.3/gill net and only 1.9/trap net. Both were well below the 1st quartile for this lake class. Those sampled in the trap net ranged in length from 3.5 to 9.9 inches and had a mean length of 7.6 inches. Similar to bluegill, growth was excellent. Yellow perch were sampled near the lake class 1st quartile at 2.0/gill net. Other species sampled in this survey were rock bass, white sucker, pumpkinseed sunfish and yellow bullhead.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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