Bass Lake (Pine County)
Pine County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 58012800
Bass Lake (Pine County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Bass Lake (Pine County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 12 ft; surface area 33 acres, 33 littoral acres, 0.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Pine County, nearest town Finlayson; DNR lake number (DOW) 58012800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/5/1964 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 1994
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 105.83 | 635 | 0.06 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.83 | 17 | 0.36 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 2.50 | 15 | 0.30 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 2.68 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.42 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.66 |
| Bluegill | Survey seining | 25.50 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 6.63 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 15 | 2.59 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 15 | 0.09 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 9 | 0.33 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 7 | 0.10 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.15 |
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 has is managed primarily for northerns, and secondarily for bluegills, black crappies, and largemouth bass. Bass Lake falls into lake class 37, a group of small relatively shallow lakes with small watersheds. The northern population is average for its lake class in number and average weight, but this average weight (2.6 lbs.) is acceptable to many anglers. Bluegills are abundant, but mostly fairly small. Bluegill abundance has varied between surveys, and was below the median for the lake class in the 1991 survey. Black crappies are average for the lake class. The largemouth bass population appears to be small. The current (1989) management plan calls for resurveys on a three year rotation, presumably ending with a 1997 survey. These surveys have been conducted as part of the acid rain intensive survey program to monitor adverse impacts from acidic precipitation.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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