Pancake Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31001600
Pancake Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Pancake Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 34 ft; surface area 138 acres, 28 littoral acres, 2.3 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 6.8 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Goodland; DNR lake number (DOW) 31001600.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey (get source); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| earthen ramp | county |
DNR fish survey, 2018
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 35.41 | 48 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 25.08 | 34 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | Backpack electrofishing | 22.87 | 31 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 21.39 | 29 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | Backpack electrofishing | 8.11 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 4.43 | 6 | 0.00 |
| White sucker | Backpack electrofishing | 2.21 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 0.74 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 12.33 | 74 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 15-ft beach seine | 3.50 | 21 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 3.17 | 19 | 0.00 |
| Common shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 1.83 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | 15-ft beach seine | 1.83 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Golden shiner | 15-ft beach seine | 1.83 | 11 | 0.00 |
| Black crappie | 15-ft beach seine | 0.83 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Tadpole madtom | 15-ft beach seine | 0.17 | 1 | 0.00 |
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.
Pancake Lake is in ecological lake class 31 and is located in near Goodland, MN, in the St Louis River Watershed. The lake is 122 acres and has a maximum depth of 33 feet. A survey targeting nearshore fish species was conducted by Area staff on 19 July, 2018. Ten sampling sites (100 feet long) were evenly spaced around the lake shore, sampling a variety of habitat types. Each site is sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-ft or 15-ft 1/8th inch mesh seine, depending on habitat condition. Shoreline seining was conducted at six sites; using only the 15-ft seine. Backpack electrofishing was completed at all 10 sites. Nearshore sampling captured a total of 12 different species; eight species by seining and 11 species by backpack electrofishing. The species can be found in the gear-specific catch tables in this report. Nearshore catches will be used with the gill net and trap net data from the standard survey conducted on 18 June, 2018, to calculate a fish-based Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) score which is indicative of lake health. The surveys will assist the watershed assessment process in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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