Island Lake (Anoka County)
Anoka County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 02002200
Island Lake (Anoka County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Island Lake (Anoka County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 22 ft; surface area 73 acres, 58 littoral acres, 1.5 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), green sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Anoka County, nearest town Wyoming; DNR lake number (DOW) 02002200.
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 | county | - Undeveloped county park property on the south and east shore. |
DNR fish survey, 2000
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 13.56 | 122 | 0.21 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 7.89 | 71 | 0.19 |
| White crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.78 | 34 | 0.32 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 2.95 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 2.25 |
| Common carp | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 2.03 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 1.27 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.80 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 5 | 0.60 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.13 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 1.50 | 3 | 2.20 |
| White crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 2 | 0.07 |
| Common carp | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 3.20 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.75 |
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.
Island Lake is a small (66.7 acres) basin in the middle of a subwatershed of the Sunrise River. Linwood Lake is immediately upstream and Martin Lake is downstream. Fish are known to move between the three lakes.Bluegill were present in average numbers for this type of lake. Over 40% of the fish were at least 7 inches long and 5.9% were at least 8 inches long. Catch in 1995 and 2000 were similar, much higher than in previous assessments.Black and white crappie were average in abundance. White crappie had a higher average size, with one-third of the fish over 10 inches long compared to 4.3% of the black crappie.Northern pike, walleye, and largemouth bass were present in low numbers. A few northern pike were between 25 and 28 inches long. Walleye were between 17 and 21 inches long. Largemouth bass sampled were small, less than 12 inches long.Black, brown, and yellow bullhead were present in low numbers with most over 10 inches long.Bowfin, carp, and white sucker were present in average numbers.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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