Net Lake (Pine County)
Pine County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 58003800
Net Lake (Pine County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Net Lake (Pine County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 15 ft, mean depth 6 ft; surface area 138 acres, 138 littoral acres, 2.7 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Pine County, nearest town Nickerson; DNR lake number (DOW) 58003800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/23/1959 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2005
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 8.96 | 6 | 1.99 |
| Bluegill | Survey seining | 6.50 | 13 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Survey seining | 2.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Survey seining | 2.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Survey seining | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Survey seining | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 6.00 | 36 | 0.71 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 3.17 | 19 | 0.04 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 2.83 | 17 | 2.86 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.09 |
| Golden shiner | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.10 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 6.00 | 54 | 0.12 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 27 | 0.12 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.78 | 7 | 0.18 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.44 | 4 | 3.32 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 3 | 0.08 |
| White sucker | Standard trap nets | 0.22 | 2 | 0.66 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.11 | 1 | 0.39 |
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.
Net Lake is a 136-acre lake of moderate fertility. The lake is located east of the town of Nickerson on the boarder of Pine and Carlton Counties within the Nemadji State Forest Area. The immediate shoreline surrounding Net Lake is composed of lake homes and seasonal cabins along the west/northwest shore while marshland and undeveloped forest or woodland make up the remaining shoreline. The surrounding Nemadji River watershed is primarily undeveloped forest or woodland, marshland, and some bog land. The shore is predominately sand and water clarity is pretty good with secchi readings over 6 feet. Net Lake is considered a low priority lake because of its small size, lack of public access, and self sustaining gamefish population. Past management has included some walleye stocking, but this has not occurred since 1983 due to the lack of a public access. Currently, the primary management species are northern pike and walleye with largemouth bass, bluegill sunfish, and black crappie as the secondary management species. A population assessment was conducted during August of 2005 to determine the current status of the fish population. Evaluation of the fish population utilized spring night electrofishing for largemouth bass, gill nets, trap nets, and shoreline seining. Northern pike numbers and size were at normal levels for lakes of this type. Northerns averaged 2.9 pounds with half the catch exceeding 22 inches. When compared to the 2000 sample, northern pike abundance and size has increased. Largemouth bass were sampled at a rate of 9 per hour, very similar to the 2000 rate. While bass abundance appears to be low quality sized fish were found. Only one bass was less than 14 inches in length. Bluegill and black crappie abundance along with their average sizes were typical for the lake type and fairly similar to past assessments. Both were on the small side. Few crappie reached 8 inches while less than 20% of the bluegill catch was over 6 inches. Yellow perch numbers were found at low abundance levels. According to previous surveys dating back to 1955, low perch abundance has been common except for 1977. Shoreline seining efforts found good reproductive success for bluegill, black crappie, and largemouth bass. The fish community in Net Lake was also made up of golden shiner, pumpkinseed, hybrid sunfish, and white sucker. White sucker were high in abundance but small enough to provide forage for both bass and northerns.Anglers seeking a peaceful, relaxing fishing experience with the possibility of catching a quality sized northern pike or largemouth bass may…
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