Ham Lake (Anoka County)
Anoka County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 02005300
Ham Lake (Anoka County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Ham Lake (Anoka County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 22 ft, mean depth 6 ft; surface area 155 acres, 119 littoral acres, 3.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 4.3 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Anoka County, nearest town Ham Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 02005300.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/3/1955 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | city |
DNR fish survey, 2016
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 23.33 | 70 | 0.09 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 9.33 | 28 | 0.92 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 8.33 | 25 | 2.03 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 4.00 | 12 | 0.12 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 2.33 | 7 | 1.12 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 1.67 | 5 | 0.18 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.28 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 17.25 | 138 | 0.11 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.75 | 22 | 0.15 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 8 | 0.32 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.88 | 7 | 0.27 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.25 | 2 | 5.57 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.12 | 1 | 0.98 |
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.
Ham Lake is a 168 acre, class 38 lake located in northern Anoka County, primarily managed for Largemouth Bass with Northern Pike as a secondary management species. There is a public access located in the city park on the south side of the lake, and a 2004 survey found angling pressure to be relatively high compared to other lakes in the area at 101.5 hrs/acre. The fish community of Ham Lake reflects a typical Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Northern Pike community. Northern Pike were sampled at a catch rate of 8.33 fish per gillnet,above average for class 38 lakes. The average sampled pike was 20.95 inches in length, and the largest pike sampled was 29 inches. Over 52% of Northern Pike sampled in this survey were longer than 21 inches, and 4% were greater than 26 inches in length. Largemouth Bass are typically not sampled effectively in gillnets and trap nets, but bass catch rate in gillnets (2.33 fish per net) was above average for abundance in class 38 lakes. Sampled bass ranged from 8 to 16 inches, with an average length of 12.71 inches. Bluegill catch rate was 17.25 fish per trap net, above average for class 38 lakes. Sampled Bluegills ranged from under 3 inches to 8 inches in length, with an average length of 5.53 inches. Size structure was poor, 36% of sampled Bluegills were greater than 6 inches in length and 2% were greater than 7 inches. Black Crappie catch rate was 0.88 fish per trap net, below average for class 38 lakes, and Pumpkinseed Sunfish catch rate was 2.75 fish per trapnet, above average for class 38 lakes. Yellow Bullheads were sampled at 9.33 fish per gillnet, significantly above average for class 38 lakes.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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