Connors Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31071000
Connors Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Connors Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 68 ft; surface area 142 acres, 41 littoral acres, 2.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 14.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Bigfork; DNR lake number (DOW) 31071000.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2007
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 14.50 | 87 | 0.60 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 8.33 | 50 | 0.19 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 8.33 | 50 | 0.20 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 3.67 | 22 | 3.40 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 1.83 | 11 | 2.19 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 6 | 1.80 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.35 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.26 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 4.67 | 42 | 0.15 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 4.56 | 41 | 0.63 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 21 | 0.27 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.44 | 13 | 0.29 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 1.69 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 2.12 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 1.07 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 4.41 |
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.
Connors Lake is located 2 miles north of Bigfork, MN in the Big Fork River watershed. The lake has a surface area of 135 acres and a maximum depth of 68 feet. Connors Lake is in ecological lake class #20. Other area lakes in this class include Bustic, Brush Shanty and Noma Lakes. The northern pike gill-net catch rate in the 2007 assessment was 3.3/net. This is similar to the lake class median (4.5/net) and up from the two previous assessments. Northern pike size structure was good. Sampled pike ranged from 16.9 to 33.6 inches, with an average length of 24.4 inches and an average weight of 3.4 pounds. Ages 2-7 were represented in the sample; growth was above 115% of the statewide average for ages 3-6, and similar to the statewide average for all other ages. The gill-net catch rate for walleye was within the lake class normal range at 1.3/net. Sampled fish ranged from 13.5 to 22.0 inches, with an average length of 16.4 inches. Ages 3, 4, 9 and 11 were represented in the sample and growth was similar to the statewide average for all ages. The trap-net catch rate for bluegill in 2007 was 4.7/net. This is below the lake class normal range and down from previous assessments. Size structure was modest; sampled bluegill ranged from 3.1 to 7.5 inches, with an average length of 5.9 inches. Growth was similar to the lake class average for all ages. Black crappie were sampled at 7.5/gill net, well above the lake class normal range and the highest catch on record. Size structure was relatively poor; sampled crappie ranged from 4.3 to 9.8 inches, with an average length of 6.8 inches. Largemouth bass were sampled at 1.0/trap net and 1.0/gill net in 2007. These catch rates are within the lake class expected ranges and similar to previous assessments. Trap-net sampled bass ranged from 5.0 to 19.3 inches with an average length of 13.2 inches. Ages 1, 2, 5-7, 10 and 13 were represented in the sample. Growth was below 85% of the statewide average for ages 1-3, and similar to the statewide average for all other ages. Only one yellow perch was sampled in the gill nets for a catch rate of 0.2/net. This catch rate is below the lake class normal range and much lower than in previous assessments. Gill-net catches for yellow bullhead were above the lake class normal range at 9.2/net. Other species sampled included brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, and pumpkinseed sunfish.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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