Arrowhead Lake (Crow Wing County)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18036600
Arrowhead Lake (Crow Wing County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Arrowhead Lake (Crow Wing County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 13 ft; surface area 296 acres, 296 littoral acres, 4.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, silver redhorse, and 4 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Manhattan Beach; DNR lake number (DOW) 18036600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/22/1960 (topo map/drg); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| C | UKN | Access via channel on west end from Upper Whitefish. - Access possible through channel from Upper Whitefish Lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2024
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 22.00 | 66 | 0.11 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 21.00 | 63 | 1.65 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 8.33 | 25 | 0.20 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 15 | 0.54 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 3.67 | 11 | 2.46 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 7 | 0.80 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 0.21 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 0.77 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 15.50 | 93 | 0.23 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 4.17 | 25 | 0.30 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 14 | 0.31 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.83 | 11 | 2.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.85 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 7.38 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.05 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.08 |
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.
Northern pike were sampled in high numbers at 21.0/net. Average length was 20.5", with 13% measuring 26" or larger. Fish up to 32.9" were sampled. Walleyes are not stocked into Arrowhead but are stocked annually as fry and every other year as fingerlings into the Whitefish Chain. Only one Walleye measuring 26.3" was caught in 2024. Largemouth Bass electrofishing was conducted at various stations across the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, resulting in a combined catch rate of 44.9/hour. Average length was 13.1" and 65% were over 12", with fish up to 19.2" sampled. Black Crappies were sampled in average numbers in gill nets (2.3/net) and below average numbers in trap nets (0.3/net). Size was nice in both, with an average length of 11.2" in gill nets and 12.2" in trap nets. With both gears combined, all the fish were at least 10.0" in length. Black crappies up to 13.7" were sampled. This is a large increase in size from the previous survey in 2018. This could be due to the survey being conducted in early June, when panfish are still in shallow water post-spawn. Bluegills were sampled in average numbers in trap nets at 15.5/net. Average length was 6.4" with 34% at least 7.0" and 15% at least 8" in length. Fish over 10 inches were present, indicating high size quality. A special regulation on the Whitefish Chain reduced the daily limit of Sunfish and Crappie to 5 of each in 2021.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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