Bass Lake (Crow Wing County)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18035800
Bass Lake (Crow Wing County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Bass Lake (Crow Wing County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 47 ft; surface area 121 acres, 67 littoral acres, 3.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 16.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), greater redhorse, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, white sucker, and 2 more.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Jenkins; DNR lake number (DOW) 18035800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2010
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 38.35 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 29.64 | 17 | 0.00 |
| BKF | Backpack electrofishing | 29.64 | 17 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | Backpack electrofishing | 20.92 | 12 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 15.69 | 9 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 12.20 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 10.46 | 6 | 0.00 |
| LED | Backpack electrofishing | 5.23 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 25.00 | 225 | 0.10 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 5.44 | 49 | 0.27 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 4.33 | 39 | 0.18 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 1.44 | 13 | 0.35 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.22 | 11 | 0.65 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.22 | 11 | 0.44 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 1.11 | 10 | 5.38 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 1.36 |
| Johnny darter | 15-ft beach seine | 11.25 | 45 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 9.50 | 38 | 0.00 |
| LED | 15-ft beach seine | 5.25 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 4.50 | 18 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 0.75 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 7.00 | 14 | 0.28 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 12 | 3.12 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 0.19 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.20 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 1.52 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.09 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 2.58 |
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.
Bass Lake is a 116 acre lake located about 5 miles east of Jenkins. The lake is part of a chain of lakes characterized as having hard water, low fertility, and very good water clarity. The maximum depth is approximately 47 feet and about 58% of the lake is less than 15 feet deep. Northern pike, the lakes primary game fish species, were sampled at a rate of 6.0 per gill net. This was higher than the three previous fish surveys performed on the lake. Aging identified several year classes and found growth of pike to be good. Fish between 14.0 to 32.9 inches were captured and average size was 22.7" and 3.1 pounds. Largemouth bass, another important game fish species for this lake, were captured at a rate of 1.0 per gill net and 0.4 per trap net. These values are within the expected range for this type of lake, and are similar to catches from previous surveys. Growth of bass was average. Popular panfish species sampled during the survey include bluegill and black crappie. The bluegill catch of 25.0 per trap net was average compared to similar lakes and previous surveys, but growth was slow with only 7% measuring over seven inches long. Black crappie were captured in high numbers in gill nets and low numbers in trap nets. Fish averaged 8.5" and growth was average. Additional sampling for nearshore fish was also conducted using shoreline seining and backpack electrofishing. Least Darter, a species of special concern in Minnesota, was collected along with a variety of other darter, shiner, and minnow species. Combining all methods, the 2010 survey identified 22 fish species in the lake.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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