Buck Lake (Becker County)
Becker County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 03047300
Buck Lake (Becker County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Buck Lake (Becker County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 15 ft, mean depth 8 ft; surface area 86 acres, 86 littoral acres, 2.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Becker County, nearest town Bucks Mill; DNR lake number (DOW) 03047300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 5/25/1966 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | UKN | - NONE. PRIVATE ACCESS ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF LAKE. PELICAN RIVER INLET IS USED FOR ACCESS. |
DNR fish survey, 1987
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 57.50 | 230 | 0.23 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 22.50 | 90 | 1.59 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 5.75 | 23 | 2.10 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.50 | 18 | 0.56 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 4.50 | 18 | 0.20 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 10 | 2.30 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 1.75 | 7 | 0.21 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 1.75 | 7 | 0.09 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 55.57 | 389 | 0.17 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 33.29 | 233 | 0.13 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 18.57 | 130 | 0.41 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 14.00 | 98 | 0.18 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 11.43 | 80 | 0.35 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 6.00 | 42 | 0.16 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 3.14 | 22 | 2.69 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.86 | 6 | 0.60 |
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.
BUCK LAKE IS A VERY PRODUCTIVE LAKE WITH NORTHERN PIKE, BULLHEAD SPP., SUNFISH SPP., WHITE SUCKER AND BOWFIN ALL BEING ABOVE STATE AND LOCAL MEDIAN. BUCK LAKE ALSO SUPPORTS A FAIR POPULATION OF WALLEYE AND YELLOW PERCH. BUCK LAKE'S FISH POPULATION AFFECTED BY MISGRADING FISH DURING THE SPAWNING SEASON FROM PELICAN LAKE VIA PELICAN RIVER.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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