Barrs Lake

St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69013200

DNR records show 1 stocking entry at Barrs Lake since 2018, most recently walleye fingerlings in 2018 (1,650 fish).

Barrs Lake has 1 DNR stocking record across 1 year (2018-2018): walleye (1).
The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,650 fish on record.
Maximum depth 23 ft, mean depth 11 ft; surface area 125 acres, 98 littoral acres, 2.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.0 ft.
Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
Most recent DNR fish survey: September 8, 2009 (standard survey).
St. Louis County, nearest town Duluth; DNR lake number (DOW) 69013200.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2018	Walleye¹	fingerlings	1,650	75.0

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

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.

DNR fish survey, 2009

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	6.75	54	0.19
Black crappie	Standard trap nets	2.12	17	0.27
Northern pike	Standard trap nets	0.75	6	3.31
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	0.38	3	0.32
Rock bass	Standard trap nets	0.12	1	0.18
Northern pike	Standard gill nets	4.00	24	2.13
White sucker	Standard gill nets	2.17	13	2.01
Yellow perch	Standard gill nets	0.67	4	0.18
Walleye	Standard gill nets	0.50	3	1.63
Largemouth bass	Standard gill nets	0.50	3	1.66
Rock bass	Standard gill nets	0.33	2	0.69
Black crappie	Standard gill nets	0.17	1	0.26
Pumpkinseed	Standard gill nets	0.17	1	0.34

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.

Barrs is a 117 acre lake located north of Duluth, MN just off County #44. Barrs Lake, which has no public access, has a maximum depth of 23 feet with 83 percent of the lake shallower than 15 feet. Barrs was last assessed in 1997. Barrs was surveyed during the summer of 2009 to update information about fish populations. Walleye abundance of 0.5 per gillnet lift was down from 1997 (1.0) and was below average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Mean length was 16.7 inches but not enough individuals were captured to evaluate stock density or growth. Walleye are not stocked into Barrs by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, but privately funded walleye fingerling stocking has occurred as recently as 2004 and 2006. All three walleye captured were aged and corresponded to stocked year-classes. Black crappie abundance of 2.1 per trapnet lift was down from 1997 (2.7) but average when compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Black crappie mean length was 7.8 inches and growth was average when compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2002 through 2007 were represented in the sample. Bluegill abundance of 6.8 per trapnet lift was up from 1997 (4.7) but below average when compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Average length of sampled bluegills was 5.8 inches and growth was average when compared to other Duluth Area lakes. All year-classes from 2001 to 2006 were represented. Largemouth bass were sampled for the first time in Barrs in 2009. Three largemouth bass were captured in gillnets and ranged in size from 13.5 to 14.3 inches. Northern pike abundance of 4.0 per gillnet lift was down from 1997 (4.7) but average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Mean length was 23.6 inches. Yellow perch abundance of 0.7 per gillnet lift was down from 1997 (3.3) and was below average compared to other Minnesota lakes of similar type. Average length of perch was 7.4 inches. Other fish species sampled include pumpkinseed, rock bass and white sucker.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, September 8, 2009.

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Barrs Lake

Stocking history

DNR fish survey, 2009

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