Greer Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18028700
Greer Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Greer Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 36 ft; surface area 354 acres, 282 littoral acres, 5.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 9.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Cross Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 18028700.
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 | Southeast tip of lake. - T.137N R.27W S. 36. located at the southwest corner of the lake state owned. |
DNR fish survey, 2012
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Special electrofishing | 289.50 | 131 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Special electrofishing | 119.34 | 54 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Special electrofishing | 75.14 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Special electrofishing | 48.62 | 22 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Special electrofishing | 15.47 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | Special electrofishing | 8.84 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Special electrofishing | 8.84 | 4 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Special electrofishing | 6.63 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 59.00 | 59 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 4.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 44.01 | 24 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 20.17 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 5.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 3.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 3.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Rock bass | Backpack electrofishing | 3.67 | 2 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 1.83 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 1.83 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 29.83 | 179 | 0.48 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 7.17 | 43 | 0.19 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 6.33 | 38 | 2.06 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 24 | 0.21 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 8 | 0.99 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 6 | 2.46 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 1.12 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 13.83 | 83 | 0.16 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 5.50 | 33 | 0.55 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.67 | 16 | 0.20 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 1.33 | 8 | 1.73 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.32 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.34 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.96 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 1.46 |
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.
Greer Lake is a 353-acre lake located in north-central Crow Wing County. It's primarily managed as a bass-panfish lake. When looking at the lake, it is easy to see why bass can do well with a variety of suitable habitat such as abundant lily pads, nice weedlines, and quite a bit of undeveloped shoreline. Although standard survey nets usually don't sample largemouth bass very efficiently, the catch rate of 1.0/gill net was above average compared to lakes that have similar characteristics to Greer. Anglers would be pleased by the average size which is 15.2" and there were 3 largemouth bass that were bigger than 19". Nearly 67% of the bass were 12" or larger. Anglers may also want to pursue bluegill and black crappie. The bluegill catch rate was above average at 13.8/trap net. The average size was 5.7", but there were fish up to 8" measured. A little over 20% were 7" or larger. The black crappie catch rate was 4.0/gill net, which is about average for this type of lake. The average size was 7.0" with just over 33% that were 8" or larger. The largest fish sampled was 11.0". Northern pike provide another option for fisherman. The northern pike catch rate was 6.3/gill net, which is close to average. The average size of these fish was 20.6" with 16% measuring 24" or larger. The largest northern pike sampled was 30.5". Though somewhat untraditional, anglers may want to pursue the abundant population of yellow bullheads in Greer. The catch rate of 29.8/gill net was well above average for lakes of similar characteristics. The average size of these fish was 10.4". Other fish species sampled included black bullhead, bowfin (dogfish), hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, rock bass, yellow perch, and various minnow species. For anglers looking to do some camping as well as fishing there is a state forest campground on Greer Lake. It's located on the southeast side of the lake, near the access.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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