Fawn Lake (Crow Wing County, DOW 18039700)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18039700
Fawn Lake (Crow Wing County, DOW 18039700) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Fawn Lake (Crow Wing County, DOW 18039700) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 40 ft; surface area 64 acres, 28 littoral acres, 1.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 18.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow bullhead.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Nisswa; DNR lake number (DOW) 18039700.
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 | UKN | North shore of northeast bay on Edna Lake. - Through channel from Edna Lake. |
DNR fish survey, 2015
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 44.33 | 133 | 0.08 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 4.67 | 14 | 0.18 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.67 | 8 | 0.17 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.33 | 7 | 0.50 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.67 | 5 | 0.34 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 3 | 0.44 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 2 | 1.08 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.22 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 13.50 | 27 | 0.09 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 11.50 | 23 | 3.15 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 0.46 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.24 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 5.07 |
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.
Fawn Lake is a 60 acre lake in west-central Crow Wing County, just north of the city of Nisswa. It has a maximum depth of 40 feet. There is no public access directly on the lake, but access may be gained via channel that connects to Edna Lake. Northern pike is the primary management species. A standard survey was conducted the week of June 15, 2015. The northern pike catch rate for this survey was 11.5/ gill net, which is above average for lakes similar to Fawn. The average size of these fish was 23.4" with fish up to 31.9" measured. Nearly 48 percent were 24" or longer. In order to improve and maintain the northern pike population, anglers are encouraged to harvest smaller northern pike and release the larger ones. Bluegill catch rate was 44.3/trap net, which is above average for lakes like Fawn. The average size was 5.9" with the largest bluegill sampled measuring 7.8". Only about 15 percent were 7" or larger. Black crappie may be an option for anglers as well. The catch rate was 1.7/trap net. This is slightly more than the average for similar lakes. The average length was 8.5" and the largest was 9.4". Largemouth bass are also available to anglers of Fawn Lake. Typically largemouth bass don't sample well with gill nets and trap nets and only 3 were sampled in this survey. Anecdotal reports from anglers suggest that there are quality sized largemouth bass in Fawn Lake. There were 2 walleyes that were also sampled in this survey. Although walleyes are not stocked directly into Fawn, they most likely entered the lake via channel from Edna Lake. Edna receives walleye fingerlings every third year. Other fish species sampled include hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, and yellow bullhead.
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