Goose Lake (Washington County)
Washington County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 82005900
Goose Lake (Washington County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Goose Lake (Washington County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 25 ft, mean depth 13 ft; surface area 76 acres, 41 littoral acres, 2.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Washington County, nearest town Scandia; DNR lake number (DOW) 82005900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/10/1959 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR |
DNR fish survey, 2016
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 148.32 | 206 | 0.74 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 18.86 | 132 | 0.18 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.43 | 24 | 0.30 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.57 | 4 | 1.78 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.43 | 3 | 0.20 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.29 | 2 | 0.48 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.14 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.14 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 10.50 | 21 | 3.46 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 7.00 | 14 | 0.13 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 10 | 0.13 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 3.00 | 6 | 0.10 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.11 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.43 |
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.
Goose Lake is a 75 acre class 40 lake located in northern Washington County primarily managed for Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, and Bluegill. Largemouth Bass were sampled during daytime electrofishing on May 17, 2016. Abundance was high, with 148 Largemouth Bass sampled per hour. Sampled bass ranged from 3" to 21", suggesting many year classes are likely present. High numbers of medium sized bass were present, along with several very large individuals. Over 70% of bass sampled were greater than 12", and 11% were greater than 15". Northern Pike were sampled at a rate of 10.5 fish per gill net, which is above average for class 40 lakes and a significant increase from the 2010 survey catch of 3 per gill net. This was the highest catch rate of Northern Pike since 1999 when 15 pike per gill net were sampled. Northern Pike sampled during this survey ranged from 18" to 42". Over 58% of Northern Pike sampled were greater than 21" in length, and 24% were greater than 25". Bluegill catch rate was 18.86 per trap net, above average for class 40 lakes and 37% of the Bluegills sampled were greater than 7" in length. Black Crappie CPUE was 3.43 fish per trap net, below average for class 40 lakes, and 35% of sampled crappies were greater than 9" in length.
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