Norway Lake (Cass County)
Cass County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 11030700
Norway Lake (Cass County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Norway Lake (Cass County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 12 ft; surface area 515 acres, 515 littoral acres, 4.1 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 7.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, greater redhorse, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, white sucker, and 2 more.
- 3 public accesses on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Cass County, nearest town Pine River; DNR lake number (DOW) 11030700.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 8/11/1948 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | city | North shore at the end of Indian Trail Lane east of inlet. - Limited parking. |
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | South shore of southwest bay. |
| PU | city | Fishing pier north of dam on the west bank of Pine River. |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 20.75 | 83 | 2.07 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 12.00 | 48 | 0.17 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 36 | 0.16 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 5.50 | 22 | 2.14 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 4.75 | 19 | 0.51 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 4.75 | 19 | 0.20 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard gill nets | 4.25 | 17 | 0.09 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 8 | 1.78 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 8.12 | 65 | 0.13 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 2.50 | 20 | 0.08 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 2.38 | 19 | 0.76 |
| Greater redhorse | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 6 | 5.81 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 6 | 5.27 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 4 | 0.98 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.38 | 3 | 0.18 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.38 | 3 | 1.43 |
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.
While there was a fair number of fish caught during the 2021 survey on Norway Lake, no species really stood out as a species to travel to the lake and target. Northern Pike numbers were the high at 20.8/gill net and average size was 20.4". While 28% fell within the 22-26" protected slot there were plenty below (60%) to harvest and enough larger fish above 26" (12%) to keep things interesting. Walleyes are not stocked into Norway and none were caught for the second straight survey. Black Crappie numbers were average for this type of lake (4.8/gill net). With 48% of the fish over 8", there are some harvestable fish, however, the largest fish captured was only 9.5". Bluegill numbers were also average at 8.1/trap net, but size was small. Average length was only 5.4" and only 3% were 7" or larger. Yellow Perch were present in average numbers (9.0/gill net) and fish up to 10.8" were captured.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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