Little Buzzle Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 04029800
Little Buzzle Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Little Buzzle Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 40 ft; surface area 78 acres, 31 littoral acres, 1.9 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 10.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Beltrami County, nearest town Pinewood; DNR lake number (DOW) 04029800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 2/1/1941 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | county | Public access on Southeast shoreline. |
DNR fish survey, 2019
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 12.33 | 37 | 0.53 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 11.33 | 34 | 0.17 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.67 | 29 | 2.65 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 6 | 0.25 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 1.67 | 5 | 0.24 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 1.00 | 3 | 0.05 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 2 | 1.40 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.14 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 10.44 | 94 | 0.20 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 6.11 | 55 | 0.21 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.56 | 14 | 0.07 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 1.11 | 10 | 0.00 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 6 | 0.58 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.30 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.45 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.48 |
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.
Little Buzzle Lake is located 18 miles northwest of Bemidji, MN near the village of Pinewood in western Beltrami County. There is a county-owned public water access located on the south shore of the lake off Whitefish Road. The access is narrow and difficult to turn around in, making it more suitable for launching small boats and non-motorized watercraft. Parking is limited. The 78-acre lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet, but much of the lake is considerably shallower with abundant aquatic vegetation. Little Buzzle is managed primarily for Bluegill and Black Crappie. The 2019 Bluegill trap net catch rate of 10.4 fish per net was within the range typically seen in similar lakes. Bluegill over 8 inches in length were captured but did not make up a significant proportion of the catch (less than 10%). Given its small surface area and low productivity, Little Buzzle likely does not sustain much harvest of quality-size Bluegill. Black Crappie were captured in low numbers, which has been typical throughout the lake's survey history. The gill net catch rate of 1.7 fish per net was just above the median value for similar lakes. Fish approaching 10 inches in length were captured in this survey. As with Bluegill, Black Crappie production in the lake likely does not keep up with selective angler harvest of the largest fish caught. Northern Pike were abundant in the 2019 survey, with a gill net catch rate that was above the range typically found in similar lakes. Pike had a good average size of 21.5 inches in length and 2.7 lbs/fish. The largest pike captured in this survey measured 37 inches in length. Largemouth Bass are present in the lake but are not captured effectively in standard survey nets. Good habitat for bass exists in the form of weedlines, downed trees along the lakeshore and around beaver lodges. Bass anglers may find the effort rewarding. Other species of fish captured in the 2019 survey were Brown Bullhead, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Yellow Perch, and Hybrid Sunfish.
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