Portage Lake (Itasca County)
Itasca County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 31082400
Portage Lake (Itasca County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Portage Lake (Itasca County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 60 ft; surface area 715 acres, 36 littoral acres, 10.0 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Itasca County, nearest town Inger; DNR lake number (DOW) 31082400.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 1986
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow perch | Standard gill nets | 5.67 | 17 | 0.14 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 5.00 | 15 | 1.51 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 1.33 | 4 | 1.52 |
| Golden redhorse | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 3.30 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.33 | 1 | 0.60 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 4.75 | 19 | 0.17 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 1.50 | 6 | 0.15 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 1.50 | 6 | 0.30 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.57 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.37 |
| Walleye | Standard trap nets | 0.75 | 3 | 1.43 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 2 | 5.40 |
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.
WALLEYE AND YELLOW PERCH ABUNDANCE IS BELOW STATE- WIDE LOCAL MEDIANS. ALL OTHER SPECIES ARE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS FOR THIS TYPE OF LAKE. SHORELINE SEINING YIELDING A GOOD NUMBER OF YOUNG-0F-YEAR WALLEYE. WALLEYE AND YELLOW PERCH ABUNDANCE IS BELOW STATEWIDE AND LOCAL MEDIANS. ALL OTHER SPECIES ARE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS FOR THIS TYPE OF LAKE. SHORELINE SEINING YIELDED A GOOD NUMBER OF YOUNG- OF-YEAR WALLEYE.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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