Coe Lake
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69056200
Coe Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Coe Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 22 ft; surface area 54 acres, 42 littoral acres, 1.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 2 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Makinen; DNR lake number (DOW) 69056200.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey (get source); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| gravel ramp | Minnesota DNR | Parking for approx. three vehicles - it would then be difficult for anyone else to turn around. |
| CA | Minnesota DNR | Picnic site suitable for shore fishing or carrying in a canoe or small boat. Parking for approx. three vehicles without trailers. NOTE: No trailer access possible here. |
DNR fish survey, 2018
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 25.22 | 29 | 1.98 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 23.11 | 208 | 0.12 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 6.44 | 58 | 0.29 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 0.38 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 1.15 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.11 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 4.87 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 3.43 |
| Bluegill | 1/4-in trap nets | 10.25 | 41 | 0.13 |
| Black crappie | 1/4-in trap nets | 3.00 | 12 | 0.25 |
| Largemouth bass | 1/4-in trap nets | 2.00 | 8 | 0.08 |
| Yellow perch | 1/4-in trap nets | 1.50 | 6 | 0.05 |
| Tadpole madtom | 1/4-in trap nets | 1.25 | 5 | 0.02 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 1/4-in trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Walleye | 1/4-in trap nets | 0.25 | 1 | 2.76 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 12 | 0.11 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 3.50 | 7 | 0.12 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 4.19 |
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.
Coe Lake is a 55 acre lake located 10 miles southeast of Gilbert. The main access is a gravel ramp off St. Louis Co Road 16 on the south side of the lake with limited parking. There is also a picnic area on the east shore with a small sand beach that can be used as a carry down access. The lake has a max depth of 22 feet and extremely bog-stained brown water. On July 9, 2018 Coe Lake was thermally stratified with a surface temperature of 76 F and a bottom temperature of 50 F. Oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to only about 6.5 feet below the surface. There are no inlets or outlets on the lake and aquatic vegetation is extremely abundant along nearly the entire lakeshore. A fringe of watershield rims the shore, with the only openings occurring where lakeshore owners have docks and the small sand beach area described above. Lake bottom substrates along the shoreline are mostly muck, followed by sand and gravel. Except for the few private cabins, the remaining lake shore is school trust fund land on the east and county tax-forfeit land on the west. Northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill were all stocked in Coe Lake in the past. The overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 12 fish/net. Fish species sampled were yellow perch, bluegill, black crappie, and walleye. Trap nets caught fish at an overall rate of 31.2 fish/net. Additional species sampled in trap nets were largemouth bass, hybrid sunfish, white sucker, golden shiner, and tadpole madtom. Electrofishing was used for the first time on Coe Lake for largemouth bass sampling. Twenty-nine largemouth were captured for a catch rate of 25.2 fish/hour. This was better than average compared to other area largemouth lakes. Lengths ranged from 8 to nearly 20 inches with an average of 15 inches. Three quarters of the bass in the sample were over 14 inches long and the average fish weighed 2 pounds. Growth rates were average compared to other area lakes. The bluegill trapnet catch in 2018 was 23.1 fish/net which was slightly below average for Coe Lake, but still one of the better bluegill catches in the area. Sizes ranged from 4 to nearly 9 inches with an average of 6 inches. Ages ranged from 2 to 18 years old with strong representation from the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015 year classes. Growth was slightly below average compared to other bluegill populations in area lakes. The black crappie trapnet catch was 6.4 fish/net which was better than average compared to other area crappie lakes and past surveys on Coe Lake. Sizes were similar to past surveys with lengths ranging from…
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