Elms Lake
Isanti County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 30003600
Elms Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Elms Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 26 ft; surface area 52 acres, 43 littoral acres, 1.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, and 1 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Isanti County, nearest town Cambridge; DNR lake number (DOW) 30003600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| O | Minnesota DNR | - Public access on Florence Lake (30-0035). Access Elms Lake through OU1 channel. |
DNR fish survey, 2003
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 26.44 | 238 | 0.05 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 23.67 | 213 | 0.07 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 27 | 0.10 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.44 | 22 | 0.23 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.44 | 13 | 0.48 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 9 | 2.14 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 2.99 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 6.64 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 24.66 | 20 | 1.65 |
| Walleye | Standard electrofishing | 3.70 | 3 | 1.02 |
| Bluegill | Survey seining | 9.50 | 19 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Survey seining | 5.00 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 3.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Survey seining | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 4.08 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.14 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.06 |
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.
Elms lake is a small, shallow lake located a mile south of Cambridge in central Isanti county. Public access can be gained from Florence lake through a short, navigable channel. Both lakes are subject to winterkill due in part to dense growths of aquatic vegetation. Gamefish are typically stocked into Florence lake following severe winterkills, although fish migration is possible from the Rum river. Bluegill abundance, 26.4 per trapnet, was higher than the 1993 netting and similar to other lakes in Elms class. While no bluegill exceeded 8 inches, fish between 7 and 7.5 inches were common. Night electrofishing to assess largemouth bass was conducted for the first time in 2003. The catch rate of 24.7 bass per hour exceeeded the lake management goal. Bass were quality sized with a 1.7 pound average and most fish between 14 and 19 inches. Northern pike numbers were low in the gillnets with more fish being sampled by the trapnets. Although not abundant, most northerns were between 25 and 26 inches. Both yellow perch and black crappie were scarce during the assessment and provide little angling opportunity at this time. Walleye near 14 inches were present during the night electrofishing but none were sampled in the netting. Shoreline seining for young of the year gamefish found only largemouth bass present.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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