West Vadnais Lake
Ramsey County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 62003802
West Vadnais Lake has no DNR stocking rows in LakeFinder; this page carries its DNR depth, access and survey data.
- West Vadnais Lake shows no stocking records in Minnesota DNR LakeFinder as of .
- Maximum depth 9 ft; surface area 212 acres, 212 littoral acres, 2.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, northern pike, pumpkinseed.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (standard survey).
- Ramsey County, nearest town Cardigan Junction; DNR lake number (DOW) 62003802.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 6/1/1979 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
DNR fish survey, 2001
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bullhead | Standard gill nets | 168.50 | 337 | 0.16 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard gill nets | 2.00 | 4 | 0.28 |
| Northern pike | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 2.20 |
| Bluegill | Standard gill nets | 0.50 | 1 | 0.12 |
| Black bullhead | Standard trap nets | 42.17 | 253 | 0.15 |
| Bluegill | Standard trap nets | 19.67 | 118 | 0.13 |
| Brown bullhead | Standard trap nets | 3.00 | 18 | 0.24 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Standard trap nets | 2.17 | 13 | 0.15 |
| Black crappie | Standard trap nets | 0.50 | 3 | 0.18 |
| Green sunfish | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Pumpkinseed | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Golden shiner | Standard trap nets | 0.17 | 1 | 0.12 |
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.
West Vadnais Lake has been dominated by black bullheads since the survey of 1986. Prior to that brown bullheads were the most commonly caught specie. The fish population of West Vadnais apparently suffers complete or partial winterkill on nearly an annual basis. Game fish sampled were one 19" northern pike, several bluegill averaging 5-6" in length, and three 7" black crappies. Other species represented were; black bullhead, brown bullhead, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, green sunfish, golden shiner, and carp.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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