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Lower Hanson Lake

Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data

Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31023900

DNR records show 5 stocking entries at Lower Hanson Lake since 2016, most recently black crappie fingerlings in 2017 (750 fish).

Lower Hanson Lake has 5 DNR stocking records across 2 years (2016-2017): black crappie (2), walleye (2), yellow perch (1).
The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 1,498 fish on record.
Maximum depth 75 ft, mean depth 30 ft; surface area 68 acres, 21 littoral acres, 2.2 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
1 public access on the DNR list.
Most recent DNR fish survey: July 16, 1980 (standard survey).
Itasca County, nearest town Taconite; DNR lake number (DOW) 31023900.

Stocking history

Year	Species	Size	Number	Pounds
2017	Black Crappie¹	fingerlings	750	50.0
2017	Walleye¹	fingerlings	748	68.0
2016	Black Crappie¹	fingerlings	500	45.5
2016	Walleye¹	fingerlings	750	75.0
2016	Yellow Perch¹	fingerlings	750	75.0

¹ fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.

Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.

Public accesses

Type	Owner	Where
O	UKN	- None

DNR fish survey, 1980

Species	Gear	Catch per net	Total catch	Avg lb
Tullibee (cisco)	Standard gill nets	11.33	68	0.68
Northern pike	Standard gill nets	2.17	13	4.59
White sucker	Standard gill nets	0.67	4	0.53
Black bullhead	Standard gill nets	0.33	2	0.20
Yellow perch	Standard gill nets	0.17	1	0.03
Bluegill	Standard trap nets	10.75	43	0.12
Black crappie	Standard trap nets	1.25	5	0.36
Northern pike	Standard trap nets	0.75	3	2.07
Yellow bullhead	Standard trap nets	0.75	3	0.53
Pumpkinseed	Standard trap nets	0.50	2	0.12
Largemouth bass	Standard trap nets	0.25	1	1.00
Rock bass	Standard trap nets	0.25	1	0.20
Black bullhead	Standard trap nets	0.25	1	0.30

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.

Fish population appears to be within normal limits for this type of lake.

Minnesota DNR survey narrative, July 16, 1980.

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Stocking rows, depths, accesses and survey figures are Minnesota DNR LakeFinder data as of 2026-09-02. Regulations, slot limits and special rules are on the DNR page linked above, not here.

Lower Hanson Lake

Stocking history

Public accesses

DNR fish survey, 1980

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