Andrew Lake (Douglas County)
Douglas County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 21008500
DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Andrew Lake (Douglas County) since 2016, most recently walleye fry in 2024 (662,000 fish).
- Andrew Lake (Douglas County) has 5 DNR stocking records across 5 years (2016-2024): walleye (5).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 2,831,500 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 83 ft, mean depth 29 ft; surface area 923 acres, 323 littoral acres, 5.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, freshwater drum, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, and 6 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Douglas County, nearest town Forada; DNR lake number (DOW) 21008500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/11/1953 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | fry | 662,000 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | Walleye | fry | 161,500 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fry | 662,000 | 5.5 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fry | 646,000 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fry | 700,000 | 6.8 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | Located on southeast side off Lake Andrew Road SW. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 100.00 | 100 | 1.27 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 51.17 | 614 | 0.38 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 14.17 | 170 | 0.59 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 12.08 | 145 | 2.03 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 11.42 | 137 | 1.55 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 10.00 | 120 | 0.33 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 6.25 | 75 | 0.10 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 3.17 | 38 | 0.25 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 2.08 | 25 | 0.43 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 32.60 | 326 | 0.25 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 6.90 | 69 | 0.31 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 3.30 | 33 | 0.39 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.20 | 12 | 0.50 |
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.
Lake Andrew is a 922-acre, moderately fertile basin located a few miles south of Alexandria. Maximum depth exceeds 80 feet. Mean depth is approximately 29 feet. Lake Andrew lies within the Long Prairie River watershed. Water quality and clarity are considered good. Water clarity has increased since establishment of zebra mussels and can now exceed 15 feet during summer months. Residential development surrounds much of the lake, but a large portion of the northern shoreline is undeveloped. A concrete public access is located on the southeast shoreline off Lake Andrew Road SW. Primary fish management efforts are focused on Walleye with bass and sunfish being species of secondary management importance. A standard fisheries survey was completed in 2024 to assess the fish community and gain updated estimates of abundance and size structure of gamefish populations. Lake Andrew is well known as a quality Walleye fishery. Walleye abundance (11.4 fish/gill net) has increased in recent years and now exceeds levels expected for this type of lake. Eleven year classes were represented but two dominant year classes (2018 and 2022) accounted for almost 70% of the sample. Mean size of Walleye captured was 16.1 inches and 1.6 pounds. The largest Walleye sampled was 16 years old and measured over 30 inches. Lake Andrew also supports quality Largemouth Bass and panfish fisheries. Record-high Largemouth Bass abundance was documented in 2024. The bass sampled ranged from 6.3 to 16.6 inches with an average length of 12.9 inches. Panfish populations, particularly Bluegill and Black Crappie, are abundant. Current Bluegill size structure is considered good. Mean length of Bluegill captured was 6.6 inches for trap nets and 7.3 inches for gill nets. Maximum length exceeded 9 inches for both gears. To help maintain the size structure of this population, a special regulation that reduced the daily sunfish limit from 20 down to 10 was implemented in the spring of 2022. Current crappie size structure is also considered good. Mean and maximum lengths of Black Crappie sampled were 9.3 and 13.8 inches, respectively, for trap nets and 10.5 and 13.1 inches, respectively, for gill nets. Yellow Perch abundance has declined in recent years and is now considered low. Harvestable size perch are available but are not common. Northern Pike remained abundant (12.1 fish/gill net) and smaller fish continued to dominate this population. Average size was 20.9 inches and 2.0 pounds. The largest pike measured was just under 30 inches. Northern Pike zone regulations were implemented in 2018 to help…
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