Star Lake (Crow Wing County)
Crow Wing County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 18035900
Star Lake (Crow Wing County) has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- Star Lake (Crow Wing County) shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 83 ft; surface area 127 acres, 37 littoral acres, 3.4 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 18.0 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, rock bass, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, yellow bullhead, yellow perch.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Crow Wing County, nearest town Cross Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 18035900.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey; depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2010
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 102.38 | 80 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 25.60 | 20 | 0.00 |
| Brook stickleback | Backpack electrofishing | 24.32 | 19 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 19.20 | 15 | 0.00 |
| BCS | Backpack electrofishing | 10.24 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 10.24 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | Backpack electrofishing | 10.24 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 7.68 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 28.00 | 56 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Johnny darter | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Logperch | 15-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 1.50 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 1.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Iowa darter | 15-ft beach seine | 0.50 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 11.29 | 79 | 0.12 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 4.86 | 34 | 0.17 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 1.29 | 9 | 0.25 |
| Rock bass | Standard trap nets | 1.14 | 8 | 0.14 |
| Yellow perch | Standard trap nets | 0.57 | 4 | 0.15 |
| Largemouth bass | Standard trap nets | 0.43 | 3 | 0.09 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard trap nets | 0.14 | 1 | 0.92 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 4.75 | 19 | 2.74 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 4.25 | 17 | 0.23 |
| Yellow bullhead | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.87 |
| Tullibee (cisco) | Standard gill nets | 0.75 | 3 | 0.35 |
| Rock bass | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 2 | 0.45 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.54 |
| Black crappie | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.76 |
| Walleye | Standard gill nets | 0.25 | 1 | 0.98 |
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.
Star Lake is a 126 acre lake located 5 miles southwest of Crosslake. The lake is part of a chain of lakes characterized as having hard water, low fertility, and very good water clarity. The maximum depth is approximately 83 feet and about 29% of the lake is less than 15 feet deep. Northern pike are the lakes primary game fish species and were sampled at a rate of 4.8 per gill net. This was the highest catch of the three previous fish surveys performed on the lake. Five year classes were found and growth of pike was good. Fish ranged from 16.8 to 31.4 inches with an average size of 22.5" and 2.7 pounds. Other popular game fish species in the lake include largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. Each of these species was collected in numbers within the expected range for similar lakes. Crappie growth was average and 70% of the catch was from the 2006 year class, suggesting highly variable spawning success for crappie, which is typical for this chain of lakes. Several year classes of bluegill were captured, but growth was slow with few individuals reaching over 7". Additional sampling for nearshore fish was also conducted using shoreline seining and backpack electrofishing. A variety of minnow species were collected including brook silversides, mottled sculpin, and logperch, as well as least darters, a species of special concern in Minnesota. Combining all methods, the 2010 survey identified 22 fish species in the lake.
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