Pleasant Lake (St. Louis County)
St. Louis County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 69065500
Pleasant Lake (St. Louis County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Pleasant Lake (St. Louis County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 33 ft; surface area 335 acres, 154 littoral acres, 5.8 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 11.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- St. Louis County, nearest town Eveleth; DNR lake number (DOW) 69065500.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | East of Hwy. # 53 south of Eveleth on Bodas Road (Co. Rd. # 95) 1.9 miles. Then turn right on Pleasant Grove Road (Twp. Rd. # 6768). - Parking for approx. six vehicles w/ trailers. |
DNR fish survey, 2021
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 69.67 | 418 | 0.04 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 5.67 | 34 | 0.17 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 1.33 | 8 | 0.06 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.23 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.00 | 6 | 0.12 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 0.94 |
| Northern pike | Standard trap nets | 0.67 | 4 | 1.97 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.33 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard electrofishing | 39.00 | 52 | 1.71 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 9.00 | 54 | 2.91 |
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 3.33 | 20 | 0.10 |
| White sucker | Standard gill nets | 2.50 | 15 | 1.36 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 3 | 0.06 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 2 | 2.94 |
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.
Pleasant Lake is a 335 acre lake located four miles south of Eveleth. The lake has one access which is a concrete ramp off the Pleasant Grove Road. It has a maximum depth of 33 feet and brownish green colored water at the time of this survey. On June 7, 2021 Pleasant Lake was thermally stratified with a surface temperature of 75 F and a bottom temperature of 47 F. Oxygen levels were adequate for gamefish to a depth of 18.0 feet where the temperature was 55 F. Pleasant has three inlets, two of which come from local wetlands and the third is a tributary from Warren Lake. The lone outlet flows to the St. Louis River. Most of the lake bottom substrates along the shoreline is sand with smaller amounts of detritus, silt, and gravel. Aquatic plants grow to a depth of 12 feet and a fringe of emergent vegetation is found around most of the lake with concentrations of additional submergents in most of the bays. The overall gillnet catch rate for all fish combined was 15.7 fish/net which was below average compared to past surveys on Pleasant Lake. Fish species sampled in gill nets were northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, black crappie, and walleye. The overall trapnet catch rate for all fish combined was 81.2 fish/net which was the highest on record for Pleasant Lake. Additional fish species sampled in trap nets that weren't also caught in gill nets were bluegill, golden shiner, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, rock bass, and common shiner. The northern pike gillnet catch was 9.0 fish/net which was the highest on record for the lake and very good compared to other similar lakes. Sizes ranged from 13.5 to 32 inches with an average of just over 23 inches which was similar to sizes from past pike catches on the lake. Electrofishing was used for the second time on Pleasant Lake for largemouth bass sampling. Fifty-two largemouth bass were captured in 1.33 hours of fishing for a total catch rate of 39.0 bass/hour. This was above average compared to other area largemouth lakes. Lengths ranged from 6 to 18.5 inches with an average of nearly 14 inches. The average weight was nearly 2 pounds which was quite good when compared to other area largemouth lakes. Growth rates were also very good with the typical 4 year old fish measuring nearly 12 inches. The black crappie trapnet catch rate was 5.7 fish/net, which was good compared to other similar lakes and the second highest catch on record for Pleasant Lake. Lengths however were fairly small ranging from 4 to nearly 9 inches with an average of just under 7 inches. These small sizes were…
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