Corabelle Lake
Murray County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 51005400
DNR records show 2 stocking entries at Corabelle Lake since 2021, most recently northern pike fingerlings in 2024 (408 fish).
- Corabelle Lake has 2 DNR stocking records across 2 years (2021-2024): northern pike (2).
- The most-stocked species by count is northern pike: 512 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 6 ft; surface area 106 acres, 106 littoral acres, 1.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 0.9 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: bigmouth buffalo, black bullhead, common carp, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Murray County, nearest town Iona; DNR lake number (DOW) 51005400.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Pike | fingerlings | 408 | 60.0 |
| 2021 | Northern Pike | fingerlings | 104 | 76.2 |
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | county | - COUNTY OWNED ACCESS ON SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 247.00 | 247 | 0.13 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 86.00 | 86 | 0.34 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 5 | 3.91 |
| Bigmouth buffalo | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 3 | 5.83 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 1 | 6.72 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 23.44 | 211 | 0.11 |
| Orangespotted sunfish | Standard trap nets | 12.33 | 111 | 0.00 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 8.33 | 75 | 0.50 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 5.67 | 51 | 1.37 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 1.89 | 17 | 6.43 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.89 | 8 | 6.19 |
| Bigmouth buffalo | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 10.80 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.52 |
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.
Corabelle Lake is a 107-acre lake located three miles south of the City of Iona in Murray County. The lake's shallow maximum depth of 6.0 ft. and location in a highly agricultural watershed likely contribute to the poor water quality. Corabelle Lake is managed primarily for Northern Pike and secondarily for Yellow Perch and Black Crappie. A standard survey was conducted the week of July 26, 2021 to monitor fish populations using a gill net and trap nets. Northern Pike have occurred in low abundance in Corabelle Lake, with catch rates ranging from 0.6 per trap net in 2001 to 2.2 per trap net in 1996. The 2021 Northern Pike catch rate was 1.9 per trap net, which exceeds the long-term average of 1.3 per trap net and is the second highest catch recorded in Corabelle Lake. With the current Northern Pike regulation of a 2 fish limit and need to be at least 24 inches for southern MN lakes, all of the sampled fish were of legal size to harvest. Lengths of Northern Pike ranged from 25.4 to 36.7 inches and averaged 30.8 inches. One-hundred and four Northern Pike fingerlings were stocked in the fall of 2021 to supplement the existing population. The 2021 Yellow Perch catch rate was 247.0 per gill net, greatly exceeding the expected range of catch rates for similar lakes (2.78 to 25.0 per gill net). Although very abundant, lengths of Yellow Perch were small, ranging from 4.4 to 12.1 inches and averaging 7.5 inches. Eighty-seven percent of sampled Yellow Perch were less than 9.0 inches in length. The Yellow Perch population in Corabelle Lake should provide a great angling opportunity after the perch have another year or two of growth. Black Crappie are a secondary management species in Corabelle Lake and have consistently occurred at a low abundance (less than 3.4 per trap net since 1996). Zero Black Crappie were caught in the 2021 survey. In an effort to reestablish the Black Crappie population, 300 adults were stocked in 2012; however, it does not appear that this stocking and subsequent natural reproduction has been successful. Management of Black Crappie on Corabelle Lake may be dropped in the near future. Other species sampled included Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Orangespotted Sunfish, White Sucker, and Yellow Bullhead.
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